Norse Mythology its Gods and History: Discover Norse Paganism and its Gods

By Harald Pedersen

Are you fascinated by Norse gods, the characters and myths of Thor and Odin, and eager to learn more about the Nordic gods, the significance of Viking mythology, and the history of Norse mythology?

By reading this Norse mythology book you will learn about the history of Norse mythology and become familiar with

• Language: English
• Publisher: Midealuck Publishing
• Release date: Apr 9, 2021
• ISBN: 9781739858315

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NORSE MYTHOLOGY: NORDIC & VIKING MYTHOLOGY ITS GODS AND HISTORY

First edition. September 28, 2018.

Copyright © 2018 Harald Pedersen.

Written by Harald Pedersen.

Norse Mythology

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Nordic & Viking Mythology Its Gods And History

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Harald Pedersen

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Contents

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The History Behind Norse Mythology

The World of the Norse Gods

The Nine Worlds

The Nine Worlds in Mythology

Ragnarok - A Time of Doom and New Beginnings

The End of the World

The Mythology of Ragnarok

Norse Religion and Society

Norse Literature and The Poetic Edda

The Planetary Tree Yggdrasil

Odin - The First God among Gods

The Origins of Odin

Odin and Valhalla

Odin and the Search of Knowledge

Mighty Thor

Loki the Atagonist and his Legends

Loki and his Fellow Gods

Loki’s Wicked Adventures

Loki's End

Freya the Goddess of Afterlife

Old Legends

Heimdall the Watchman

The Story of Baldur

Hel -  Queen of the Underworld

Idun - The Story of Eternal Youth and his Abduction

Mimir and The God’s Head

Sir the Fertility Goddess

The Avenging Sons of Odin

Other Gods, Figures, and Occurences in Norse Mythology

The History Behind Norse Mythology

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You cannot seriously speak of the Norse and Germanic tribes, which can be identified from 400 BCE, without considering their pagan religions because these were fundamental to their existence. The earliest evidence of their existence can be seen in the megalith culture that is recognized by large hewn stones tombs and standing stones, which can be seen all over Northern Europe, especially in Scandinavia, and Northern Germany. With their massive monuments of ton-heavy hewn stones they are evidence of the beliefs and death cults of old histoic civilization that has endured ravages of time, but especially in those areas typically found in South Scandinavia, we see the evidence of old Norse period.

However, there were many different categories of their religions which came from the early medieval ages and were part of Norse mythology. The main differences we can see in the geographical regions and the developed mythologies are between those from Iceland in the North Atlantic and those from Germanic tribes. Apart from the evidence in stones, other differences can be seen in their cultures and regions. There is little written evidence from the times of the mythological cults and the differences go deep into archeology, with only a few relevant surviving historic scriptures explaining the relevant beliefs of the tribes.

The Nordic mythologies or Norse mythologies are very similar to the