Gods of ásatrú
Transcript of 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.