Vanir


noun, (often lowercase) (used with a plural verb) Scandinavian Mythology.
1.
a race of gods, first in conflict with the Aesir, later allied with them. They function as fertility divinities and include Njord, Frey, and Freyja.
noun
1.
(Norse myth) a race of ancient gods often locked in struggle with the Aesir. The most notable of them are Njord and his children Frey and Freya

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