Meanings
- A form of Norse neopaganism or Asatru that focuses on veneration of the Vanir deities.
Vanatru and Rokkatru are newer traditions that branched off from Asatru.
2019, Ryan Smith, The Way of Fire and Ice: The Living Tradition of Norse Paganism, page 92 more examples
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 pageWhile 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
- Old Norsevanir“Vanir”
- EnglishVanatru
From Old Norse vanir (“Vanir”) + trú (“faith”), after the pattern of Ásatrú.
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