Editing Vör (section)

==Theories==
[[Rudolf Simek]] says that it is uncertain whether or not Vör was a goddess as attested in the ''Prose Edda'' and if the [[etymology|etymological]] connection presented there (between ''Vör'' and Old Norse ''vörr'', meaning "careful") is correct.<ref name=SIMEK368/> In the same work, Simek writes that the goddesses [[Sága]], [[Hlín]], [[Sjöfn]], [[Snotra]], [[Vár]], and Vör should be considered vaguely defined figures who "should be seen as female protective goddesses" that are all responsible for "specific areas of the private sphere, and yet clear differences were made between them so that they are in many ways similar to [[Matres and Matrones|matrons]]."<ref name=SIMEK274>Simek (2007:274).</ref> Simek notes that the second part of the [[valkyrie]] name ''[[Geiravör]]'' may be identical with the name of the goddess ''Vör'' (and would therefore mean "spear-goddess"), or simply be identical with a frequently found suffix appearing in personal names.<ref name=SIMEK102>Simek (2007:102).</ref>

Andy Orchard comments "Snorri's etymologizing interpretation is scarcely profound, and may imply that he had no access to further material" and notes that references to Vör are otherwise rare.<ref name=ORCHARD181/>