After their war, the Æsir and Vanir sealed peace by exchanging hostages — Njörðr, Freyr, and Freya joined the Æsir while Hoenir and Mímir went to the Vanir, unifying the two tribes.
The Æsir and Vanir fought the first war in the world, sparked when the Æsir killed Gullveig three times. The conflict ended in a truce and hostage exchange as told in Völuspá.
The Vanir beheaded Mímir after discovering that Hoenir, the Æsir hostage, was unable to make decisions without Mímir's counsel, feeling cheated in the exchange as told in Ynglinga saga.
The Vanir dwell in Vanaheim, their ancestral home among the Nine Worlds, where the wise Njörðr was born and where those of Vanir blood shall return after the fires of Ragnarök.
Kvasir was created from the mingled saliva of both the Æsir and Vanir when they spat into a vat to seal their peace treaty, as told in Skáldskaparmál.
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