Vanatru

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Definitions

Proper Noun
  1. 1
    A form of Norse neopaganism or Asatru that focuses on veneration of the Vanir deities.

    "Where Asatru is derived from an Old Norse phrase meaning "True to the Gods [Æsir]," Vanatru is typically focused on the other family of deities listed in Norse mythology, the Vanir."

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"Where Asatru is derived from an Old Norse phrase meaning "True to the Gods [Æsir]," Vanatru is typically focused on the other family of deities listed in Norse mythology, the Vanir."

Etymology

From Old Norse vanir (“Vanir”) + trú (“faith”), after the pattern of Ásatrú.

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