▁bear ▁and ▁an ▁ele ph ant ▁in ▁combat , ▁and ▁is ▁far ▁more ▁comfortable ▁with ▁emb rac ing ▁this ▁power ▁than ▁her / his ▁half - s ister , ▁Sam . ▁ ▁Nor se ▁de ities ▁The ▁Nor se ▁gods ▁fall ▁into ▁two ▁general ▁groups : ▁the ▁A es ir ▁and ▁the ▁Van ir . ▁All ▁are ▁referred ▁to ▁generally ▁as ▁" As g ard ians ", ▁but ▁the ▁Van ir ▁inhab it ▁V ana heim ▁as ▁often ▁as ▁As g ard . ▁The ▁A es ir ▁are ▁more ▁war like , ▁while ▁the ▁Van ir ▁are ▁peace ful . ▁Specifically , ▁however , ▁the ▁gods ▁tend ▁to ▁be ▁distinguished ▁by ▁what ▁side ▁they ▁fought ▁on ▁during ▁the ▁A es ir - van ir ▁war , ▁and ▁not ▁by ▁their ▁personal ▁temper aments . ▁ ▁A es ir ▁The ▁following ▁Nor se ▁gods ▁are ▁considered ▁the ▁more ▁war like ▁of ▁the ▁two ▁stra ins ▁of ▁imm ort als . ▁▁ ▁Fr igg ▁– ▁The ▁queen ▁of ▁the ▁A es ir ▁and ▁wife ▁of ▁Od in , ▁the ▁god dess ▁of ▁knowledge , ▁wisdom , ▁and ▁for eth ought . ▁As ▁Od in ▁frequently ▁travel s ▁through ▁the ▁N ine ▁World s , ▁Fr igg ▁is ▁left ▁in ▁charge ▁of ▁As g ard ▁most ▁of ▁the ▁time . ▁Sam ▁id ol izes ▁her ▁among ▁the ▁A es ir ▁as ▁she ▁is ▁the ▁gl ue ▁that ▁keeps ▁the ▁gods ▁together . ▁According ▁to ▁Sam , ▁no ▁ein her ji ▁or ▁val ky rie ▁have ▁ever