In Norse mythology, Hà Ânir (also Hÿnir; modern Icelandic , modern Swedish ) is one of the ÃÂsir. He is mentioned in Vëluspá as one of the three gods (along with Odin and Lóðurr) that created the first humans.
In Völuspá, at the creation of the first human beings, Ask and Embla, Hà Ânir and Lóðurr help Odin. According to the Prose Edda, Hà Ânir is said to have given reason to man.
In Gylfaginning, Vili and Vé are mentioned instead. As Snorri Sturluson knew Völuspá, it is possible that Hà Ânir was another name for Vili. Also according to Völuspá, Hà Ânir was one of the few gods that would survive Ragnarök. In Ynglinga saga, along with MÃÂmir, he went to the Vanir as a hostage to seal a truce after the ÃÂsir-Vanir War. Upon arrival in Vanaheim, Hà Ânir, described here as large, handsome, and thought of by the vanir well-suited to be a chief, was immediately made chief. There, Hà Ânir was indecisive and relied on MÃÂmir for all of his decisions, grunting noncommital answers when MÃÂmir was absent.
Hà Ânir also has a minor role in Haustlöng and Reginsmál.
In the medieval Faroese ballad Lokka táttur, Hà Ânir protects a farmer's boy through summoning seven swans.
According to Viktor Rydberg and other scholars, such as Gudbrand Vigfusson, the epithets langifótr 'Long-legs' and aurkonungr 'mud-king', together with the Greek cognate 'swan' and Sanskrit (à Âakuna) 'bird of omen', suggest that Hà Ânir was connected with the stork. This seems to be supported by Hà Ânir's connection with the European folkloric legend of the stork delivering babies to their parents, and his role in the medieval folktale Loka Táttur, which further confirms his association with birds.