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Vanatru

Vanatru proper noun: a form of Norse neopaganism or Asatru that focuses on veneration of the Vanir deities.

Proper noun

Vanatru

  1. A form of Norse neopaganism or Asatru that focuses on veneration of the Vanir deities.
    • Where Asatru is derived from an Old Norse phrase meaning "True to the Gods [Æsir]," Vanatru is typically focused on the other family of deities listed in Norse mythology, the Vanir.2010, Nicanthiel Hrafnhild, Sea Sky Soil: An Introduction to Waincraft, unnumbered page
    • While this tradition is no worse than any others—and certainly it has been observed that super-traditional mystery-religion Wiccan practice has a strong relationship to Vanatru, or Frey-and-Freya worship—it wasn't the right thing for me.2013, Raven Kaldera, The Pathwalker's Guide to the Nine Worlds, unnumbered page

Origin of Vanatru

From Old Norse vanir (“Vanir”) + trú (“faith”), after the pattern of Ásatrú.

Questions about Vanatru

What does Vanatru mean?
Vanatru means a form of Norse neopaganism or Asatru that focuses on veneration of the Vanir deities.
What part of speech is Vanatru?
Vanatru is a proper noun.

Words near Vanatru in the dictionary

  1. vanaspatis
  2. Vanassa
  3. Vanasse
  4. Vanasses
  5. Vanatinai
  6. Vanatru
  7. Vanatta
  8. Vanattas
  9. Vanauken
  10. Vanaukens
  11. Vanbeek

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