Vanatru

English

Etymology

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

Proper noun

Vanatru

1. A form of Norse neopaganism or Asatru that focuses on veneration of the Vanir deities.
   • 2010, Nicanthiel Hrafnhild, Sea Sky Soil: An Introduction to Waincraft, unnumbered page:

     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.

   • 2013, Raven Kaldera, The Pathwalker's Guide to the Nine Worlds, 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.

   • 2019, Ryan Smith, The Way of Fire and Ice: The Living Tradition of Norse Paganism, page 9:

     Vanatru and Rokkatru are newer traditions that branched off from Asatru.