Aesir–Vanir War
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The Aesir–Vanir War is a legendary conflict in Norse mythology between two tribes of gods that ultimately leads to a truce and the unification of the divine pantheon.
Observed surface forms (2)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Aesir–Vanir hostage exchange | 1 |
| Aesir–VanirWarAndTruce | 1 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
event in Norse mythology
ⓘ
legendary conflict ⓘ mythological war ⓘ |
| associatedWithPlace |
Asgard
ⓘ
Vanaheim ⓘ
surface form:
Vanaheimr
|
| chronologicalPosition | occurs early in mythic time ⓘ |
| conflictBetween |
Aesir
ⓘ
Vanir ⓘ |
| culturalContext |
Old Norse culture
ⓘ
pre-Christian Scandinavian religion ⓘ |
| describedIn |
Poetic Edda
ⓘ
Prose Edda ⓘ Poetic Edda ⓘ
surface form:
Völuspá
Heimskringla ⓘ
surface form:
Ynglinga saga
|
| followedBy | exchange of hostages between Aesir and Vanir ⓘ |
| hasConsequence |
creation of Kvasir
ⓘ
establishment of cosmic order among gods ⓘ integration of Vanir gods into Asgard ⓘ |
| hasInterpretation | euhemeristic reading in Ynglinga saga ⓘ |
| hasOutcome |
truce between Aesir and Vanir
ⓘ
unification of Aesir and Vanir pantheons ⓘ |
| hasSourceAuthor | Snorri Sturluson ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
divine conflict
ⓘ
exchange and compensation ⓘ formation of social order ⓘ reconciliation ⓘ |
| initiatedBy |
hostility between Aesir and Vanir
ⓘ
mistreatment of the seeress Gullveig ⓘ |
| languageOfSources | Old Norse ⓘ |
| mythologicalCycle | Norse mythological cosmology ⓘ |
| partOf | Norse mythology ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Freyja
ⓘ
Freyr ⓘ Gullveig ⓘ Bragi ⓘ
surface form:
Kvasir
Njord ⓘ Odin ⓘ |
| resultedIn |
Freyja joining the Aesir
ⓘ
Vanir gods Njord and Freyr living among the Aesir ⓘ creation of a peace treaty between Aesir and Vanir ⓘ formation of the wise being Kvasir from the gods’ spittle ⓘ spitting of gods into a vat to seal the truce ⓘ |
| studiedIn |
Germanic studies
ⓘ
comparative mythology ⓘ |
| symbolizes |
integration of different cults or tribes
ⓘ
transition from older fertility cults to warrior cults ⓘ |
| timePeriodOfSources | 13th century Icelandic literature ⓘ |
Referenced by (7)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Aesir–VanirWarAndTruce
this entity surface form:
Aesir–Vanir hostage exchange