can you imagine a war between gods well your first thought would be why would gods even go to war
interestingly not all gods are the same and when we're talking about norse mythology this sentence
makes all the more sense although you would never believe that a war between gods could happen
ironically the first and the longest war was fought between asir and veneer gods in norse
mythology but what led to it and who emerged victorious hi and welcome back to our channel
today we'll uncover a long and brutal struggle between the asir and veneer gods from the north
mythology but before we go into who began the war and why there was conflict in the first place make
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so the norse primarily believed in two god races the asir who lived in asgard in the veneer who
lived in vanaheim and these two groups of gods had lived with each other peacefully for quite a long
period of time making a significant contribution to the happenings in the norse mythology however
their agreement didn't last long as both these groups in fact went on a war against each other
now although the asir veneer war is not the most well-known event in norse mythology it surely is
one of the most significant ones because this war and its aftermath was to shape how the norse
people perceive their gods and possibly provide understanding into how they evolved but before
we get into the fight between these two tribes it's also important to understand who the asir and
veneer gods were if you're completely new to norse mythology just hear this a seer group was where
odin came from while veneer group was where freyja and freyr came from now let's decode this further
the asir were the primary group of gods worshiped by ancient nordic pagans while the veneer were the
secondary group the members of this primary group were recognized for their warlike temperament
in relationship with knowledge and they most likely represented the violent aspects of nature
one of the nine realms of the world tree asgard is where they resided the asir were a powerful
god tribe that valued strength above everything else and they were unbeatable until they met
their supposed equals against the veneer it was believed that the asir gods were untouchable but
lack strategy coordination and planning majority of them also despise the practice of magic
preferring to rely primarily on their talents in brutal war and as far as the world is aware of
all of them can use their power to improve their physical abilities and new weapons they
even lived in a well-ordered society with odin as king and forseti as the administrator of law
and justice their civilization is claimed to have been regulated by social hierarchy this was
reflected in how the gods were worshiped odin was the norse deity of warfare literature and royalty
thor was a protecting god but his hammer was also used to mark key social events such as marriages
and deaths frigg odin's wife is the goddess of household and motherhood collectively the asir
gods hated and despised everything that was unpredictable and uncontrollable the veneer
on the other hand were linked to the natural world they are a group of gods linked with
fertility intelligence and prediction in fact most of them represented the calm qualities of nature
as opposed to those of asir who represented the violent aspects of nature this group originated
from one of the nine realms of the world tree vanaheim for their key members freya
was the goddess of love freyr was the spring goddess and yord was the wind and water god
they were more open to love and practiced magic and veneer brothers and sisters frequently married
one another like the twins freyr and freya who wedded one another and were the children of njord
and his sister so now we know a basic brief of who were the members of these two groups and what they
represented you might be wondering how would such divine groups turn on each other for a full blown
war well here's why before the birth of mankind both the groups lived somewhat together around the
areas of asgard however as days passed conflicts started rising between the two one of the main
causes for this was veneers group's refusal to follow the orders of a seer gods then one day the
war began it was precisely when the veneer goddess gulveg arrived in asgard the home of the asir the
asir were fascinated by her magical abilities and eagerly sought her help odin on the other hand did
not greet the witch golveg warmly when she came to visit him in his hall he and many other asir
gods listened with disgust as she spoke only of her love thirst for gold they believed that the
world would be a better place without her so they angrily captured and tormented her riddling her
body with spears then they threw govig into the fire in the middle of the hall even though she
was completely burnt to death she emerged from the fire hole and reborn goldberg's body was burned
three times by a seer and each time she returned when the veneer heard how the yasir had welcomed
golveg they were as furious as the asir had been by golveg's gold lust so they vowed revenge and
began to plan for war nothing missed odin's notice as he sat in the high seat and the asir began to
sharpen their spears and polished their shields soon after the gods clashed at the beginning of
the war odin the chief of the asir flung his spear into the troops of the veneer the asir fought with
weapons and pure strength whereas the veneer used more subtle ways of witchcraft the fight lasted
a long period with both sides taking turns getting the upper hand initially the veneer gained
power they used magic to reduce asgard's mighty gates and shields to pieces but the asir fought
back and drove ahead causing no less harm in vanaheim the conflict continued on for a long time
and the longer it continued the clearer it seemed that neither side was likely to win the gods on
both sides ultimately got tired of the battle and instead of more of such disruption negotiation in
a piece seemed to be a wise decision with this the norse god's golden era ended with the first war
because neither side could beat the other they decided to establish a union the asir and veneer
leaders gathered to discuss terms they argued about the causes of the war and whether the assyr
were solely to blame or whether both sides were to be blamed for the war at the end of the discussion
as here in venir swore by spitting into the same vessel agreed to coexist peacefully and agreed to
trade leaders as proof of their intentions these gods not only function as symbols of the new union
but also as hostages to secure peace so this tells us that the war ended with a truce in the
exchanges of hostages but who all were exchanged as per the terms honir was handed to the veneer
while njord their richest god was given to the asir kvasir stayed in asgard while mamir asgard's
smartest deity relocated to anaheim freyr and freya new york's children accompanied them this
is when yord freyr and freya moved to asgard to live among the asir their marriages were all
annulled and they were all married to other people this demonstrates that the practice of incest was
one of the key things to which the asir opposed since they believe the asir were superior gods
the three quickly settled in asgard introduced seder magic and gained fame among the asir
now although the veneer had not lost the conflict the asir still remained slightly stronger as odin
rose to become the supreme ruler of all the gods but while the seer gods such as odin and thor
continued to be honored people also paid tribute to the veneer gods of prosperity and fertility
so it was a rather win-win for both the sides and with this we come to an end for this video what do
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