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They're the ones who apparently can't tell the difference. Mimir: Don't you think so? Then you are vastly more perceptive than the Aesir. Mimir explains that Dark Elves, like their light counterparts, are actually from Alfheim, and the Dwarves themselves call their realm "Nidavellir".
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It took a peace treaty and a marriage between their leaders Odin and Freya to finally end the war.
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But even then, how far this goes is pretty ambiguous, as so far most of what we know about them is told from the perspective of their enemies or people who don't like them. This is actually Justified in-universe, as this take on the mythology follows a Written by the Winners theme, wherein the gods make themselves out to be significantly more heroic than they actually are. Here however they are warmongering tyrants with genocidal tendencies who are either ignorant of mortals or outright treat them as livestock. Even though the morality and mindset of the ancient Norse people were different than ours, their gods were mostly on the side of humanity. Adaptational Villainy: While we don't see much of the Vanir save for Freya, the Aesir are hit heavy with this.