Freyja

The book “The Vikings” is about the lifestyle of a Viking. The Vikings came from countries that are now known as Sweden, Norway, and Denmark. The land the Vikings came from are cold with deep, rocky coasts, and mountains. Many Vikings wanted to have a better life and using their skills as seamen and warriors. The richest and most powerful men became the leaders. They were called kings and dukes. There were many wars between the different kingdoms, mostly over pieces of good land. The Vikings…

This paper will cover the Vikings’ religion, from being thought of as Pagans, to converting to Christianity, it will also include their deities and other beliefs. The Vikings, also referred to as the Norse, were thought of being Pagans because of their traditions but they then slowly converted to Christianity after being introduced to it. Even though they were thought of as either Pagans or Christians, they still had their own gods and goddesses and mythology, which is what makes Viking…

.yet they received no such punishment.” Tira lowered her head. “If those warriors are favored to Odin and if he so requests a Valkyrie wife then he should have her to bed him...even if we do not love that person we must do what we are told to by Freyja and…

Sutton Hoo was located in Woodbridge, England, and it was discovered to be an Anglo-Saxon cemetery that dates from the 6th and 7th centuries AD. It was located on Edith Pretty’s estate, on a hill overlooking the River Deben, in Suffolk. Pretty had been curious about the mounds of earth located on her land, and she was not sure what they were. She decided to excavate the embankments on her otherwise flat property, and to her surprise, she discovered the archaeological treasures of Sutton Hoo.…

Druidism is a religion as old as time. Its members consist of people from all walks of life, and its practices are as diverse as the Druids themselves. They do not actively recruit new members but are happy to include any who show an interest in embracing the “…. spiritual journey of the individual’s soul, one that honours each unique vision and expression” (Orr, 1998, p. 13). Important questions to ask before committing to a life of Druidism is how the followers create order and meaning within…

I believe that marijuana should be legal. Why, because as just coming from me, I think marijuana is a benefit drug to mostly everyone. It helps/helped plenty of people going through things, it can be a relaxing stimulate, it can be used to treat certain symptoms, it help creative thinkers, and it can also make you laugh. Marijuana is just being seen as a “bad” drug because how it is used threw certain people. If the drug was introduced properly as a benefit drug for only medications, it would…

Paganism is an enormous religion. Like Christianity, it has many subsets within itself. This specific subset of Paganisms is the Norse Pagans. These Pagans focus themselves on Odinism. They call themselves the followers of Astru. This religion is an original, indigenous form of heathen religion. The word heathen and pagan are interchangeable, and synonymous. Odinism is a life affirming religion. They value everything that sustains, promotes, enriches and enhances life. The end of life to Pagans…

Snorri’s treatment of Odin can arguable be represented to the contemporary Christian audience as God, or seen as symbolizing a monotheistic deity similar to the Christian God, Loki is portrayed as demonic, as Satan, or even as the Antichrist. This divergence between Odin and Loki was fundamentally impacted by later Christian influences and attitudes which affected the myths transition from oral poetry to written word. By critically comparing the roles which Loki fulfilled in Snorri’s Edda and…

Norse mythology is a religion that the vikings believed in and it is very similar to Greek mythology and very different as well. The way the Greeks and Norse believed the world was created were far from similar. The believed in powerful gods and goddesses, they each have a part in the world. They also had a different belief on how the world would end. Norse mythology and Greek mythology are very alike but the stories are twisted around a bit to end with the same outcome. We all know about…