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Vanadís

Vanadís, also rendered Vanadis in some sources, is an epithet and name associated with the Norse goddess Freyja. The term translates roughly as "Lady of the Vanir," referring to Freyja’s status within the Vanir, a group of fertility and nature deities in Norse mythology.

In the mythic corpus, Freyja is a prominent goddess connected to love, beauty, fertility, and wealth, as

The epithet Vanadís emphasizes Freyja’s affiliation with the Vanir and her high status among the Norse gods.

In modern usage, Vanadís appears as a female given name in Nordic countries and in Icelandic literature

well
as
magic
(seiðr),
war,
and
death.
She
is
one
of
the
foremost
members
of
the
Vanir
and
plays
a
central
role
in
many
tales
about
divine
powers
and
human
fate.
In
battlefield
lore,
she
is
said
to
receive
a
portion
of
those
slain,
with
her
hall
Fólkvangr
serving
as
a
counterpart
to
Odin’s
Valhalla,
where
the
fallen
warriors
may
go.
It
is
attested
in
Norse
literary
tradition
as
a
name
used
for
Freyja,
and
the
variant
Vanadis
is
also
encountered
in
related
texts
and
translations.
and
media,
echoing
the
goddess’s
enduring
cultural
presence.
The
name
and
its
variants
are
often
referenced
in
discussions
of
Norse
mythology
and
contemporary
Viking-age-inspired
culture.