The Aesir were one of the people of Nordheim during the Hyborian Age. Along with the Vanir, they formed the Nordheimr.
They were typified by blue eyes and blond hair.[1]
History
Origins[]
The Aesir were probably descendants of the people of the pre-Cataclysmic kingdom of Thule,[3] as were the Vanir.[4][3]
Hyborian Age[]
2,500 years after the Lesser Cataclysm, the Nordics (Aesir and Vanir) drove all the remaining Hyborian tribes out of all the snow-countries, save for Hyperborea. Their land was known as Nordheim,[5] the Vanir living in Vanaheim, the western part of it.[6]
500 years after the Age of Conan, the north was the theater of constant bickering between the Cimmerians, the Bossonians, the Picts, and the Nordheimr.[7]
Culture[]
Religion[]
The main deity of this culture was Ymir.[1]See Also
- 19 appearance(s) of Aesir (Nordheimr)
- 2 minor appearance(s) of Aesir (Nordheimr)
- 10 mention(s) of Aesir (Nordheimr)
- 1 image(s) of Aesir (Nordheimr)
Links and References
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Handbook of the Conan Universe #1 ; Aesgaard's profile
- ↑ Conan the Barbarian #198
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Savage Sword of Conan #40 ; A Gazetteer of the Hyborian Age, Part VIII: Vanir's entry
- ↑ Savage Sword of Conan #14 ; A Kull Glossary: kingdom of Thule's entry
- ↑ Savage Sword of Conan #12 ; The Hyborian Age Chapter 3: The Hyborian Kingdoms
- ↑ Handbook of the Conan Universe #1 ; Vanaheim's entry
- ↑ Savage Sword of Conan #15 ; The Hyborian Age Chapter 4: The Beginning of the End