Step 12 of 12 · The Halls of the Gods
Vanaheim (Vanaheimr)
Why this step
The trail ends at a home nobody describes. Vanaheim is the home of the Vanir, the second family of gods, and Njörðr came from there: Gylfaginning says the Vanir gave him to the Æsir as a hostage, and the Æsir gave Hœnir in exchange, which restored peace between the two families. Vafþrúðnismál says that at the world’s dissolution he will return to the wise Vanir. Nothing in these texts describes the land or its halls, so what this home says about its people stays an open question.
From the Lorebook
Home of the Vanir, the second family of gods.
Questions to sit with
- If someone knew only your home, what would they guess about you, and what would they miss?