Valhalla jeg kommer: Viking Religion and Mythology Created by: * Culann Brigantes, 2007-10-07 07:07:13

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Mythology can be the very life's-blood of a people. Within the arms of mythology, one will find the traditions, religious practices, and songs of every people of the Earth.

The Vikings were no exception.

The Norsemen of old had a grim, dark religion, where the gods would be destroyed at Ragnarøk, only to be replaced by a supremely powerful race of man-gods. To die violently in battle was the ultimate reward of a savage religion that did indeed demand human sacrifice.

The Norse pantheon, while in some ways unique, is, generally speaking, an extension of the commonality of pantheons of the Indo-European tradition. That is turned much darker in tone than any other of the Indo-European religions is not surprising, given the harsh climate of the far north...


Here is a place for us to discuss the religion and mythology of the Vikings.

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Norse legends and sagas (17 posts)

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The largest body of saga material comes from this people. In fact, the so-called Icelandic sagas are really Norse. Many of the sagas include Norway in the characters, scenes and plot.
The Wolf Fenrir (* Svava Sigurdsson, Sep 5, 2007 - 20:34 )
Beowulf and Grendel, the movie (* MerlintheMad Knudsson, Aug 18, 2004 - 01:15 )
Legends (* Lady Cleito Henuttawy, Aug 10, 2004 - 13:38 )

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Ginnungagap and Beyond: Norse Creation (10 posts)

Historical Thread
In which to discuss the Viking creation myths and legends, from Ginnungagap to the coming of men...
The Quick Pantheon (* lilja Harfagri, Nov 23, 2004 - 14:07 )
Freyja (freya) (* Ästrid Scarwoðe Thorolfsson, Oct 25, 2004 - 02:27 )
A Mirror of our Everyday Lives (* Harald Egilsson, Mar 11, 2004 - 16:15 )

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