The first part of Visions of Vanaheim introduces us to the path of Vanatru Vanatru  according to Svartesól (the editor and primary author)  is a faith which focuses primarily on the Vanir deities  without necessarily excluding the Aesir  Vanatru is seen as one of various heathen paths  and by no means as a homogenous or monolithic movement  which is also mirrored in the variety which fifteen co-authors bring into the book