gods of ásatrú
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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.