Æsir–Vanir War
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In Norse mythology, the Æsir–Vanir War was a conflict between two groups of deities that ultimately resulted in the unification of the Æsir and the Vanir into a single pantheon. The war is an importan
Óðinn throws his spear at the Vanir host, illustration by Lorenz Frølich (1895)
Gullveig is executed, illustration by Lorenz Frølich (1895).
"The Æsir Against the Vanir" (1882) by Karl Ehrenberg.
Óðinn with Mímir's body, illustration by Georg Pauli (1893)
Gullveig
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In Norse mythology, Gullveig is a goddess associated with gold, lust, rebirth, and magic. She is one member of the Vanir and the cause of the outbreak of the legendary war between the Æsir and the Van
Æsir–Vanir War
…the Æsir and the Vanir is not completely certain. In the first of the two stanzas, the völva says that she remembers the first war in the world, when Gullveig was stabbed with spears and then burnt three times in one of Óðinn's halls, yet that Gullveig was reborn three times: The war I remember, | the first…
Loki finds Gullveig's heart from Our Father's Godsaga. Art by John Bauer (1911)