Editing Vanaheimr (section)

==Theories==
[[File:WHEATON(1844) The Cosmos in the Norse mythology.jpg|thumb|An attempt to illustrate Norse cosmology by [[Henry Wheaton]] (1831)]]
The existence of [[Nine Worlds]] receive mention in some Old Norse texts. These worlds are nowhere specifically listed in sequence, but are generally assumed to include Vanaheimr. [[Henry Adams Bellows (businessman)|Henry Adams Bellows]] considers the other eight to be [[Asgard]], [[Álfheimr]], [[Midgard]], [[Jötunheimr]], [[Svartálfaheimr]], [[Niflheim]], [[Múspellsheimr]] and [[Helheim]].

[[Hilda Ellis Davidson]] comments that exactly where Vanaheimr fall among the Nine Worlds isn't clear, since "the chief gods Freyr and Njord with a number of others, are represented along with the [[Æsir]] in Asgard, but it seems probable that it was in the [[underworld]]." Davidson notes a connection between the Vanir and "the [[Vættir|land-spirits]] who dwelt in [[Tumulus|mounds]] and hills and in water [...].<ref name=DAVIDSON70>Davidson (1993:70).</ref>

[[Rudolf Simek]] claims that Snorri "unquestionably" invented the name ''Vanaheimr'' as a Vanir counterpart to [[Asgard]], but does not mention the ''Vafþrúðnismál'' reference.<ref name=SIMEK350>Simek (2007:350).</ref>