Story 89: The Case of the Disappearing Vanir

Muses of Mythology

“We can’t use this kind of metal in our weapons!”
Even the Norse scholars accuse Snorri of making things up! In this episode, Darien (she/her) and DJ (he/him) ask if that is the case when it comes to the Vanir and their home, Vanaheimr.
Other topics include the strange timeline of Nine from the 9 Worlds, whether or not Snorri made up the idea of Vanaheimr, an excellent observation from Carter over at Seaweed Brain Podcast, Thor throwing the harshest, most needless burn at a poetic dwarf, how the Aesir HATE gold, whether or not Snorri made up the idea of the Vanir, a depressing reflection on how an immeasurable number of ancient beliefs were intentionally wiped from human memory, theorizing what the Folkvangr warriors were doing during Ragnarok, a surprisingly amicable Norse divorce, and questioning why all the Norse wikis seem to prefer an incest storyline for no apparent reason.
Content Warning: This episode contains mentions of and conversations about death, murder, impalement, religious zealotry, colonization, incest, and eye injuries.
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