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Aesir

Aesir

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A group of Norse gods who live in Asgard and fight in wars
  • noun
  • /ˈeɪsɪr/
  • Literature
: Aesir
  • The principal Aesir were Odin, Tyr, Thor, and Baldur.
  • Aesir and the Vanir

Examples

  • Two of the Aesir gods go to live in the land of Vanir, and then they in turn are welcomed as equals into Asgard, the dwelling place of the gods.

    Academic text (1990)

  • My Lords and Ladies of the Aesir, may I crave your attention?

    Wasted Hours (2018)

  • A God of the Aesir never gives up.

    Almighty Thor (2011)

  • Now, of all the Aesir Gods..

    Son of the Mask (2005)

  • The principal Aesir were Odin, Tyr, Thor, and Baldur.

    Academic text (1990)

  • The Nordic-Germanic pantheon consisted of two families of divinities: the Aesir and the Vanir.

    Academic text (1990)

  • When the Aesir and Vanir finally come to the point of ceasing their competition and warfare, they hold a celebration of their peace, a "ritual reconciliation."

    Academic text (1990)

  • The Nordic-Germanic pantheon consisted of two families of divinities: the Aesir and the Vanir.

  • My Lords and Ladies of the Aesir, may I crave your attention?

Surface Forms

Aesir singular
Aesirs plural

Etymology

The word Aesir comes from an old Norse word áss meaning 'god', so it simply names the main gods of Norse myth. That's why the Aesir are the powerful gods of Asgard often linked with war and rule.