Borrowed from the Romans, who called the days after the then known planets which were named originally after their gods, the Scandinavian did the same, and as a Germanic language, the English language inherited these. Sunday and Monday were named after the Sun and moon, Tuesday translates to Týr’s day (the god of war and law and justice), Wednesday means Odin’s day, Thursday is Thor’s day, and Friday represents either the goddess of marriage (who is married to Odin) Frigg or the goddess Freyja. Saturday though was not named by the Viking and instead came from the ancient Roman god Saturn.
Although seemingly a dead religion, in the 19th century, the term Asatro (Ásatrú) developed and became popular to describe this religious belief in the
Although seemingly a dead religion, in the 19th century, the term Asatro (Ásatrú) developed and became popular to describe this religious belief in the