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
The Æsir lift Gullveig on spears over fire as illustrated by Lorenz Frølich (1895)
Loki finds Gullveig's heart from Our Father's Godsaga. Art by John Bauer (1911)
Vanir
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In Norse mythology, the Vanir are a group of gods associated with fertility, wisdom, and the ability to see the future. The Vanir are one of two groups of gods and are the namesake of the location Van
Gullveig
…In Norse mythology, Gullveig (Old Norse: ) 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 Vanir. In the poem Völuspá, she came to the hall of Odin (Hár) where she…
Freyja by John Bauer (1882–1918)
The sun shining behind them, the god Freyr stands with his boar Gullinbursti (1901), by Johannes Gehrts.
Flanked by her boar Hildisvini, the Vanr goddess Freyja (right) (1895), by Lorenz Frølich
A wild boar in Northern Europe. In the Prose Edda, "Van-child" is listed as a name for boars. Both Freyja and Freyr are attested as accompanied by boars.