Vanaheim

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Vanaheim is the mythological home of the Vanir, a tribe of fertility and nature gods in Norse mythology.


Statements (37)
Predicate Object
instanceOf home of gods
mythological location
realm in Norse mythology
associatedDeityGroup Freyja
Freyr
Njord
associatedWith fertility
nature
prosperity
wisdom
category Mythological places of fertility gods
Norse mythological realms
contrastedWith Asgard
cosmicRelation separate realm from Jotunheim
separate realm from Midgard
cosmologicalRole one of the Nine Worlds in Norse cosmology
culture Germanic
etymologyContains Vani (Vanir)
heimr (home, world)
hasCharacteristic connected to agriculture
connected to seafaring through Njord
connected to wealth
peaceful association
homeOf Vanir
inhabitedBy Vanir gods
languageOfName Old Norse
locatedIn Norse mythology
mentionedBy Snorri Sturluson
mentionedIn Poetic Edda
Prose Edda
mythicStatus not physically locatable in the real world
mythologicalFunction dwelling place of fertility deities
source of magic and seiðr traditions
partOf Nine Worlds
realmType divine realm
relatedMyth Aesir–Vanir War
religion Old Norse religion

Referenced by (8)
Subject (surface form when different) Predicate
Nine Worlds ("Vanaheimr")
Yggdrasil ("Vanaheimr")
hasRealm
Aesir–Vanir War ("Vanaheimr")
associatedWithPlace
Vanir ("oneOfTheNineWorlds (Vanaheimr)")
cosmologicalLocation
Norse mythology
featuresPlace
Vanir ("Vanaheimr")
primaryRealm
Alfheim ("Vanaheimr")
relatedConcept
Nine Worlds ("Vanaheimr")
upperRealmIncludes

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