gods of ásatrú

GODS OF ÁSATRÚ

Laia GuaschElisabet Campanya

THE GODS OF THE ÁSATRÚ RELIGION ARE DIVIDED INTO TWO CATEGORIES ÆSIR AND VANIR

Æsir is the term denoting a member of the principal pantheon in the indigenous European religion known as Norse paganism.

Vanir are a group of gods associated with fertility, wisdom and the ability to see the future.

ÆSIR ODIN: is considered the chief god

of Norse Mythology. He is the god of wisdom, war and death, magic, poetry, prophecy, victory and the hunt.

ÆSIR

FRIGG: is a major goddess in Norse paganism, a subset of Germanic paganism. She is said to be the wife of Odin, and is the "foremost among the goddesses" and the queen of Asgard.

ÆSIR

THOR: is a hammer-wielding god associated with thunder, lightning, storms, oak trees, strength, the protection of mankind, and also hallowing, healing and fertility.

ÆSIR

BALDER: is a god and the second son of Odin. Also quoted in some sources as Baeldaeg proto, which allegedly refers to an ancient Scandis a god and the second son of Odin.

ÆSIR

TYR: is a god associated with law and heroic glory in Norse mythology, portrayed as one-handed.

VANIR

Njörðr: is the god of the fertile land and from the sea coast, as well as nautical and navigation.

VANIR

Frey: is the god of rain, the rising sun and fertility.

VANIR

Freyja: is described as the goddess of love, beauty and fertility. People's invoked for happiness in love, assist in childbirth and to have good seasons.