Myth and Religion of the North: The Religion of Ancient Scandinavia
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... Norse myths , and it is perhaps arbitrary to reject this plain statement on the basis of a ques- tionable interpretation of the Voluspá , which Snorri knew well . CHAPTER SEVEN THE VANIR The War of the Esir and 155 HEIMDALL.
... Norse myths , and it is perhaps arbitrary to reject this plain statement on the basis of a ques- tionable interpretation of the Voluspá , which Snorri knew well . CHAPTER SEVEN THE VANIR The War of the Esir and 155 HEIMDALL.
Page 156
... Esir and Vanir - Njörð — Freyr - Fróði - Nerthus - Ing - Freyja ALL THE GODS may be called Æsir ( sing . áss ; fem . pl . ásynjur ) , but dwelling in their midst were gods who came of a distinct tribe , the Vanir . The origins of these ...
... Esir and Vanir - Njörð — Freyr - Fróði - Nerthus - Ing - Freyja ALL THE GODS may be called Æsir ( sing . áss ; fem . pl . ásynjur ) , but dwelling in their midst were gods who came of a distinct tribe , the Vanir . The origins of these ...
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... Esir and Vanir Njörð. 32. See Pering , op . cit . , 247 ff . 33. Pering , op . cit . , 64 and 274 ff , discusses this form and gives useful references . 34. SnE . Gylf . 22 . 35. See J. de Vries , Études Germaniques , 1955 , 265 and refs ...
... Esir and Vanir Njörð. 32. See Pering , op . cit . , 247 ff . 33. Pering , op . cit . , 64 and 274 ff , discusses this form and gives useful references . 34. SnE . Gylf . 22 . 35. See J. de Vries , Études Germaniques , 1955 , 265 and refs ...
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