Prologue - The Discovery

There was a time when the world was young and no man had 
ever trodden the face of the earth, whence it happened that
 Odin, foremost und mightiest of the Æsir dynasty, rode 
across the vast plains of Æsgaard to feast his very eyes 
upon his realm.
His gaze fell upon meadows green, vast and dense forests, 
rivers and streams abundant of fish and mighty whose 
snow-covered peaks reached far into the endless sky.

After he had ridden for seven days, his gaze fell upon a 
city stretching far upon the eastern horizon, never before 
he had seen this city nor had he deemed it's existence to 
be possible, as the only dynasty supposed of making their 
home in Æsgaard was the one of the Æsir.

Odin rode closer and took cover behind an ancient oak tree.
 He called upon his ravens Hugin and Minin, to be his eyes 
and ears, and sent them forth to scry upon the miracles 
which might hide beneath the city walls. He saw figures of 
men, looking seemingly alike to his own peaople and he also
 saw the miracles they were able to work. One he saw, was 
using just the powers of his spirit to grow trees in his 
garden and he saw another using his will to call sparkling 
water frm the plkain earth to cultivate his fields.
And Odin heard how they spoke to each other. Thus he became
 aware of their name. They called themselves "Vanir"

For three days and three nights his ravens stayed in the 
city of Vanir and for three days and three nights he 
remained hidden behind the ancient oak tree. Then, when he 
decided to have seen and heard enough, he summoned back his
 messengers and turned away from Vanaheim.
Hastily he rode back towards the sacred halls of Valhalla 
to give account of his discovery ...
To give account of the terrible threat rising in the east!