Event

Aesir-Vanir Settlement

Njord enters the gods as hostage and becomes the sign of settlement between Aesir and Vanir.

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Overview

Aesir-Vanir Settlement is the event name used here for chapter 23, where the Vanir give Njord to the gods and receive Hoenir in exchange. The source does not narrate the full war in this place, so the event marks settlement and hostage exchange without inventing a complete war story.

Key facts

Hostage exchange

Chapter 23 presents the exchange of Njord and Hoenir as an atonement between gods and Vanir.

Settlement only, not an invented war

The source supplies settlement and hostage exchange here, not a full narration of the war process.

Relationships

Njordsettles through hostage
The Vanir give Njord to the gods as hostage, forming settlement.
Vanaheimlinks Vanaheim
The hostage exchange joins Vanaheim and the gods’ dwelling inside one order.
Kvasircreates Kvasir
At the Aesir-Vanir peace-making, shared spittle lets the gods make Kvasir.

Story appearances

Aesir, Vanir and Divine OrderSettlement event
The settlement fixes Vanir figures inside divine order through hostage exchange.
Odin and the Poetic MeadBeginning in peace
Aesir-Vanir peace leaves Kvasir as a shared token.

Ancient sources

MythWeave distinguishes ancient-source evidence from later adaptations and modern interpretation.

Snorri Sturluson, Prose Edda, Gylfaginning, Chapter 23, Njord as Vanir hostage, Hoenir exchange, Skadi marriage and nine-night compact

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