Euhemerised Heimskringla

To the east of Tanakvísl in Asia it was called Ásaland (Land of the Æsir)
or Ásaheimr (World of the Æsir), and the capital city that was in the land
they called Ásgarðr. And in that town was the ruler who was called Óðinn.
There was a great place of worship there. It was the custom there that twelve
temple priests were of highest rank. They were in charge of the worship and
judgements among people. They are known as díar or lords. They were to
receive service and veneration from all people. Óðinn was a great warrior
and very widely travelled and took power over many countries. He was so
blessed with victory that in every battle he was the winner, and it came about
that his people believed that he was able to assign victory in every battle. It
was his custom, if he was sending his men into battle or on other missions,
that he first laid his hands on their heads and gave them bjannak.*
They believed that then things would turn out well. It was also the case with his
men that whenever they were in trouble on sea or on land, they called on
his name, and always seemed to get help from that. They believed that all
their security depended on him. He often went away so far that he spent
many seasons on the journey.

Óðinn had two brothers. One was called Vé, the other Vílir. These brothers
of his governed the realm while he was away. It happened once, when Óðinn
had gone far away and had been away for a long time, that the Æsir lost
hope of his return. Then his brothers began to divide up his estate between
themselves, but his wife, Frigg, they made partner to them both. But soon
after Óðinn came back. Then he took back his wife.


- Heimskringla, Ynglinga Saga, Chapters 2 and 3


("The word (bjanak in K) occurs nowhere else. It is believed to derive from the Irish beannact, in turn derived from Latin benedictio ‘blessing’." - Footnote included with translation)