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''Vei'' was serialised in ''Utopi'' a Swedish [[AnthologyComic Anthology Magazine]] for Science Fiction, Fantasy, Horror and Erotica and latr released in hardcover album form.

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''Vei'' was serialised in ''Utopi'' a Swedish [[AnthologyComic Anthology Magazine]] for Science Fiction, Fantasy, Horror and Erotica and latr later released in hardcover album form.
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The story opens with a group of Vikings in search of Jotunheim -- the legendary home of the giants. All of a sudden the happen upon the lifeless body of a young girl in the water. Some of the crew members who have been driven mad from starvation, discuss wether to kill and eat her but are taken by surprise as the girl lashes out, killing one of the men. Turns out the girl's name is Vei and she claims she can show the men the way to Jotunheim. An "arrangement" is thus made: Vei will lead the way or she will be killed as a sacrifice to Odin. When they arrive in the alleged Jotunheim, the men first think themselves betrayed and prepare to perform the sacrifice - until a giant blue creature emerges from the mountains, kidnapping all of the Vikings except Vei and Dal, Prince Eidyr's right hand man.

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The story opens with a group of Vikings in search of Jotunheim -- the legendary home of the giants. All of a sudden the happen upon the lifeless body of a young girl in the water. Some of the crew members who have been driven mad from starvation, discuss wether whether to kill and eat her but are taken by surprise as the girl lashes out, killing one of the men. Turns out the girl's name is Vei and she claims she can show the men the way to Jotunheim. An "arrangement" is thus made: Vei will lead the way or she will be killed as a sacrifice to Odin. When they arrive in the alleged Jotunheim, the men first think themselves betrayed and prepare to perform the sacrifice - until a giant blue creature emerges from the mountains, kidnapping all of the Vikings except Vei and Dal, Prince Eidyr's right hand man.
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** Also invoked with the Vanir. Turns out Odin conquered them and assimilated them among the Aesir, destroying all those that refused to be part of his tribe. Freyja still laments that people forgot all about her people. [[spoiler: Turns out, most of the events of the comic were planned by her to wrestle power away from Odin, and in the end, due to their strong tie to nature, the Vanir gods survive the Aesir after Ragnarök, replacing them as the gods of the world.]]

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** Also invoked with the Vanir. Turns out Odin conquered them and assimilated them among the Aesir, destroying all those that refused to be part of his tribe. Freyja still laments that people forgot all about her people. [[spoiler: Turns out, It is revealed that most of the events of the comic were planned by her to wrestle power away from Odin, and in Odin. In the end, the Ragnarök destroys the Aesir or deprive the few that survived of their powers, condemning them to decrepitude and death. But the Vanir, due to their strong tie to nature, the Vanir gods "deeper" and more ancient roots, still survive the Aesir after Ragnarök, replacing them and thrive - thanks to being connected to nature itself, they will survive for as long as the gods of the world.world exists.]]
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** In the final chapter, [[spoiler: Heimdall and Skadi are revealed as Vanir gods who were absorbed among the Aesir, like Freyja and her brother. In the original legends, both were somewhere between the Aesir and the jötnar. Loki is also revealed to actually not be half-human, but half-Vanir on his mother's side.]]
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