Editing Vanir (section)

===''Heimskringla''===
[[File:Æsir-Vanir war by Frølich.jpg|right|thumb|Odin throws his spear at the Vanir host, illustration (1895) by [[Lorenz Frølich]].]]
The ''[[Heimskringla]]'' book ''[[Ynglinga saga]]'' (chapter&nbsp;4) provides an [[euhemerism|euhemerized]] account of the [[Æsir–Vanir War]]. As a peace agreement, the two sides agreed to trade hostages. The Vanir sent Njörðr and Freyr to the Æsir, and in turn the Æsir sent [[Hœnir]] and [[Mímir]] to the Vanir.

Upon receiving [[Mímir]], the Vanir sent the "cleverest amongst them", [[Kvasir]]. In Vanaheimr, the Vanir made Hœnir a chieftain. However, whenever Hœnir appeared at assemblies or meetings where the Vanir asked him his opinion on difficult issues, his response was "let others decide". The Vanir suspected that they had been cheated by the Æsir in the hostage exchange, and so grabbed hold of Mímir, cut off Mímir's head, and sent it to the Æsir.{{sfn|Hollander|2007|p=8}}

The same chapter describes that while Njörðr lived among the Vanir, his wife (unnamed) was his sister, and the couple had two children: Freyr and Freyja. However, "among the Æsir it was forbidden to marry so near a kin". By Odin's appointment, Njörðr and his son Freyr became [[gothi|priests]] over [[Blót|offerings of sacrifice]], and they were recognized as gods among the Æsir. Freyja was priestess at the sacrifices, and "it was she who first taught the Æsir magic as was practiced among the Vanir".{{sfn|Hollander|2007|p=8}}

In chapter&nbsp;15, the king [[Sveigðir]] is recorded as having married a woman named Vana in "Vanaland", located in [[Sweden]]. The two produced a child, who they named [[Vanlandi]] (Old Norse "Man from the Land of the Vanir".{{sfn|McKinnell|2005|p=70}}{{sfn|Hollander|2007|p=15}}