Var

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Var is a Norse goddess associated with oaths, agreements, and the punishment of those who break them.

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instanceOf Norse goddess
mythological figure
appearsInSection Gylfaginning
Skáldskaparmál
associatedWith agreements
contracts
oaths
promises
punishment of oath‑breakers
vows
category Ásynjur
culture Norse mythology
domain law and social order
legal agreements
marital vows
epithet goddess who listens to vows
function hears vows between men and women
punishes those who break solemn oaths
gender female
hasAttestedSources Old Norse literature
hasLimitedAttestation true
languageOfName Old Norse language
surface form: Old Norse
mentionedBy Snorri Sturluson
mentionedIn Prose Edda
pantheon Aesir
surface form: Æsir
possibleEtymology Old Norse "vár" meaning "pledge" or "promise"
role guardian of oaths
witness of agreements
typeOfDeity goddess of oaths and agreements
worshipContext pre‑Christian Norse religion

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Aesir member Var