RELIGIOUS INFLUENCE (PERSPECTIVE)
Like many other civilisations throughout the historical timeline, Vikings also had their own beliefs and religious practices-which they worshipped more than one kind of god until the official conversion of Christianity happened at the era of 1000CE. Evidences from the collection of medieval Icelandic prose recorded inside the ‘Viking sagas’, suggested that Vikings had also faith in mythical creatures and immortal souls.
Each god in Vikings was assigned for different purposes of their daily life essentially over family, love and health. Amongst the gods which Vikings worshipped was Thor, the Norse God of Thunder, who was regarded as the most powerful and well-known of all major mythologies. Thor possessed a magic hammer, known as Mjolnir and a belt of strength named Magingjandir that was occupied to create noises of the thunder. The day ‘Thursday’ was originated from ‘Thor’s day’ as a dedication for Thor.
Furthermore, Vikings also acknowledged warriors that fought valiantly to …show more content…
It was believed that most Vikings who lived during medieval British Isle period were made up of pagans that were a threat to other civilisations, emphasised by their menacing appearance and actions. Over the course of time, before Viking raiders came into contact with the Christians, they voyaged to settle into other countries to kill, plunder and rob Christian monasteries to satisfy wills. Historians are able to understand through the perspectives of monks that were attacked by the Vikings of why they have such hatred and grudge towards the Norsemen. Although Christianity was introduced through raiding; it was surprising how quickly the Norse people adopted the new culture. German missionaries and Anglo- Saxon’s arrivals to Viking lands and settlements meant a success conversion of Christianity in regions of Scandinavia such as Greenland, England and
Like many other civilisations throughout the historical timeline, Vikings also had their own beliefs and religious practices-which they worshipped more than one kind of god until the official conversion of Christianity happened at the era of 1000CE. Evidences from the collection of medieval Icelandic prose recorded inside the ‘Viking sagas’, suggested that Vikings had also faith in mythical creatures and immortal souls.
Each god in Vikings was assigned for different purposes of their daily life essentially over family, love and health. Amongst the gods which Vikings worshipped was Thor, the Norse God of Thunder, who was regarded as the most powerful and well-known of all major mythologies. Thor possessed a magic hammer, known as Mjolnir and a belt of strength named Magingjandir that was occupied to create noises of the thunder. The day ‘Thursday’ was originated from ‘Thor’s day’ as a dedication for Thor.
Furthermore, Vikings also acknowledged warriors that fought valiantly to …show more content…
It was believed that most Vikings who lived during medieval British Isle period were made up of pagans that were a threat to other civilisations, emphasised by their menacing appearance and actions. Over the course of time, before Viking raiders came into contact with the Christians, they voyaged to settle into other countries to kill, plunder and rob Christian monasteries to satisfy wills. Historians are able to understand through the perspectives of monks that were attacked by the Vikings of why they have such hatred and grudge towards the Norsemen. Although Christianity was introduced through raiding; it was surprising how quickly the Norse people adopted the new culture. German missionaries and Anglo- Saxon’s arrivals to Viking lands and settlements meant a success conversion of Christianity in regions of Scandinavia such as Greenland, England and