8th viking religion

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Norse Mythology


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Norse Creation

http://www.mythicjourneys.org/bigmyth/myths/engli

sh/2_norse_full.htm


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Norse Mythology

Background pre-Christian religious beliefs of

the Norse people

developed out of the common

mythology of the Germanic

peoples

Norse mythology is a collectionof beliefs

Has no doctrinal Information

information about Norse

mythology is preserved in the Old

Norse literature (Eddas/Sagas)

Whos involved Norse mythology included

dwarves; elves; and the Norn's

Norse Gods


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How Religion is Shared

Vikings didn't recordtheir tales of adventure Vikings were storytellers,

a gift, given by their all-

powerful god Odin Storytellers, skalds

a form of entertainment,

winter, trading, or raids

Eddas & Sagas, 13thcentury

Wrote info in long poems

Sagas, folktales/histories


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Norse Gods The gods were originally a

confederation of twoformerly warring tribes,

Aesir and Vanir

All the gods lived in Asgard

Creation Myth realm of the gods and the homeof both the Aesir and Vanir

Had battles, hostages, treaties

Valhalla, a palace for fallenkings & warriors who had diedin battle and heroes.

Norse gods and goddessesall had human traits

they were not immortal


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Viking Realms

Yggdrasil

Top home of the Aesir, Vanir

and light elves

Middle home of the giants, dwarfs,

dark elves and mortal man

Bottom home of the condemned


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Pantheon of Gods Odin

The Father of all the Gods andmen

His two ravens, fly over the worlddaily and return to tell him

everything that has happened inMidgard

He is a God of magic, wisdom,wit, and learning.

All of his actions are related to

knowledge, wisdom, and thepassing of ideas and concepts tohelp Mankind

His day is Wednesday orWodensdaeg


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Pantheon of Gods

Thor Son of Odin

The protector of all Midgard

Wields the mighty hammer

Mjollnir

His hammer Mjollnir causes the

lightning

Thor is the most "barbarian" of the

lot

Rugged, powerful, and lives by hisown rules

Thursday (Thorsdaeg) is his day


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Pantheon of Gods Freya

goddess of Love and Beauty, but is alsoa warrior goddess

One of great wisdom

Queen of the Valkyries

Chooser of those slain in battle to bear

them to Valhalla Cat is her sacred symbol

Friday (Freyasdaeg)

Loki Trickster, challenges the structure and

order of the Gods

known as the god of Fire

He is both a helper and a foe

He is the creator of the monsters that

roam the earth


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Pantheon of Gods Freyr

Freya's twin brother God of fertility

King of the Elves

Boar is his sacred symbol

God of Success

At Ragnarok, he is said to fight with the

horn of an elk

Tyr Ancient god of War and the Lawgiver of

the gods He was the leader of the Norse Pantheon

Tyr is excellent in all manners of Justice,

fair play, and Right Action.

Tuesday his Tyrs day


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Pantheon of Gods Heimdall

gold-toothed guardian of Bifrost,the rainbow bridge to Asgard

Heimdall sounds the signal horn

that Ragnarok, the great

destruction has begun Duty to prevent the giants from

forcing their way into Asgard

Frigg

She is the patron of marriage andmotherhood

Knows every person's destiny,

but never unveils it

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