Vanir (singular Vanr) is a Norse Fertillity God of Wisdom and Future appearing in the season one
Supernatural episode Scarecrow in Burkitsville, Indiana.
Scarecrow
Vanir appears in the the season one episode Scarecrow in the guise of a deformed scarecrow in the vineyard on Orchard Lane, Burkitsville Indiana.
He is the embodiment of two Norse Pagan Gods who in return for sex sacrifice, which grants the presenters with wealth, security and protection from diseases.
The residents of Burkitsville falsey tell travelling couple motorists that the backline of their car needs repairing and will be ready in town for sundown.
Vanir possesses the scarecrow of which time patrolling the vineyard for a male and female. Vanir then devours his victims in ritualistic fashion beginning usually with the male.
Hunters Sam and Dean Winchester were contacted by their father, John Winchester, who informs the brothers of Vanir's victims and sent on his trail.
Sam departed firstly to reunite with his father in California leaving brother Dean to hunt the Vanir.
Dean arrived in Burkitsville in time to find a potential couple to be sacrificed that night to Vanir but were saved by Dean as he escorted the couple back to their broken vehicle warding off Vanir with shotgun bullets.
Vanir unable to accept a sacrifice that night didnt grant the town good crops and protection as punishment for their failure to present a sacrifice.
The community citizens of Burkitsville were aware of Vanir and were responsabile for both sending them to Orchard Lane and causing their car to break down at the location.
Dean eventually for interference was offered as the next sacrifice along with town's member Emily Jorgeson, both tied to two apple trees on the Orchard Lane Vineyard.
Vanir rose that night and instead murdered Emily's Uncle and Aunt Harley and Stacey Jorgeson who were closest to the podium inserting his hook into Harley's chest and wrapping his right arm wrist around Stacy's throat dragging them off.
The two devoured and Vanir left the body of the Scarecrow in time for Dean to incinerate the First Tree the calling mark of Vanir.
Vanir was destroyed as a result was unable to inhabit the scarecrow again.
Powers
The Vanir can grant powers and wealth as well as manifest in and out of the scarecrow.