Liber XVI · Indigenous & Ancient Religions
Liber XVI · Indigenous & Ancient Religions
Chapter VIII
Norse & Germanic Religion
7 min readNorse and Germanic Religion: Gods, Cult and CosmologyNorse and Germanic religion explained: Odin, Thor and Freyja, Yggdrasil and Ragnarök, blót and temples, seiðr, burial customs and the conversion.8 min readOdin: Norse God of Wisdom, War, Poetry and the DeadOdin (Woden, Wodan) in Norse and Germanic religion: his names, the myths of the runes and the mead of poetry, Valhalla and the valkyries, and his cult.7 min readThor: Norse God of Thunder, Mjölnir, Myths and Viking CultThor (Þórr, Donar, Thunor) in Norse and Germanic religion: his name, Mjölnir, the myths of the Midgard Serpent and Thrym, hammer amulets and Viking-age cult.