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Vanaheim

Home of the Vanir, incorporated into the Aesir system through the hostage exchange.

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Vanaheim is the home of the Vanir, a group of deities who did not originally belong to the Aesir faith but were incorporated through the hostage exchange (Prose Edda, The Younger Edda: > Chapter Iv. > Fornjot And The Settlement Of Norway.). The realm is associated with key Vanir deities including Frey, Freya, and Njord, and stands in relation to Asgard, the home of the Aesir.

Vanaheim is connected to Frey, Freya, Njord, and Hoenir, and stands in geographical relation to Asgard.

Appears in: Places, Entities in Prose Edda, Norse Tradition