Norse mythology is known to be an important tradition held by several groups of people who would share many poems and stories regarding the culture of the Nordic people. The word ‘Norse’ was used to refer to people of the Norwegian, Danish, Icelandic, and Swedish territory and comes from the term ‘North Sea’. Norse Mythology derived from legends from others that would speak different German languages. They also share some mythology traditions that pre-Christian Germanic groups had. Unfortunately, over time, Norse Mythology began to fade as they converted to the Christian religion. However, the German version of Norse Mythology went on during the Viking era which began in A.D. 750. These stories connected with several complex characters such
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The old Norse name, Óðinn is formed in two parts, the first being Óðr, meaning fury and inspiration while the suffix being inn, meaning masculine, so the entirety of his name means ‘The Furious. He was the leader of the Aesir tribe which was one main tribe of deities and would usually go on daring journey’s away from the kingdom. He constantly sought after harsh things, but was also the one to give knowledge and good judgement. He was a god-like ruler to the people and known as a war god as well as a poetry god who was impossibly. The individuals that would seek respect, prestige, and virtue worshipped Odin. He was also depicted as this impossibly muscular, very honorable man. Odin chose to surround himself around individuals who seemed worthy of his blessings. During times of battle, Odin was a necessity to the other men because his presence alone put fear into the opponents. He was so courageous that he even “sacrificed himself to himself” when he took it upon himself to hang on the world tree called Yggdrasil for nine days and afterwards became aware of the runes. Odin being the competitive type, had challenged the wisest giant to a contest to test who was more intelligent which Odin ended up winning (Daniel McCoy; …show more content…
His mother is Laufey and his father is Farbauti. Loki signifies an extremely crafty character who has little concern for the prosperity of the other gods. In the stories, Loki is portrayed as the devious trickster who only gets pleasure from the stunts he pulls and is especially known for disguising himself as an opposite sex and changing his age.”...has an evil disposition and is very changeable of mood. He excelled all men in the art of cunning, and he always cheats.” The only time he welp help any god or goddess is when it’s in his advantage and it happens to benefit him in some way. He is also infamous for his part in Baldur’s death. Loki carved out a mistletoe in order to fulfill his efforts in killing Baldur after learning that it was the only thing that could kill him. When doing this, he deceived the blind god, Hod by placing the mistletoe in his hands to kill Baldur (Daniel McCoy; WordPress). To conclude, the purpose of discussing Norse Mythology to this day serves to look at traditions of the Nordic people and consider the many different stories they shared. The end of the middle age ended in A.D. 1500 and the Viking era ended in A.D. 1050. It’s important to discuss where these types of stories and where these characters originated. Over time, of course, as the stories were passed down, they shift a bit from the truth because
The old Norse name, Óðinn is formed in two parts, the first being Óðr, meaning fury and inspiration while the suffix being inn, meaning masculine, so the entirety of his name means ‘The Furious. He was the leader of the Aesir tribe which was one main tribe of deities and would usually go on daring journey’s away from the kingdom. He constantly sought after harsh things, but was also the one to give knowledge and good judgement. He was a god-like ruler to the people and known as a war god as well as a poetry god who was impossibly. The individuals that would seek respect, prestige, and virtue worshipped Odin. He was also depicted as this impossibly muscular, very honorable man. Odin chose to surround himself around individuals who seemed worthy of his blessings. During times of battle, Odin was a necessity to the other men because his presence alone put fear into the opponents. He was so courageous that he even “sacrificed himself to himself” when he took it upon himself to hang on the world tree called Yggdrasil for nine days and afterwards became aware of the runes. Odin being the competitive type, had challenged the wisest giant to a contest to test who was more intelligent which Odin ended up winning (Daniel McCoy; …show more content…
His mother is Laufey and his father is Farbauti. Loki signifies an extremely crafty character who has little concern for the prosperity of the other gods. In the stories, Loki is portrayed as the devious trickster who only gets pleasure from the stunts he pulls and is especially known for disguising himself as an opposite sex and changing his age.”...has an evil disposition and is very changeable of mood. He excelled all men in the art of cunning, and he always cheats.” The only time he welp help any god or goddess is when it’s in his advantage and it happens to benefit him in some way. He is also infamous for his part in Baldur’s death. Loki carved out a mistletoe in order to fulfill his efforts in killing Baldur after learning that it was the only thing that could kill him. When doing this, he deceived the blind god, Hod by placing the mistletoe in his hands to kill Baldur (Daniel McCoy; WordPress). To conclude, the purpose of discussing Norse Mythology to this day serves to look at traditions of the Nordic people and consider the many different stories they shared. The end of the middle age ended in A.D. 1500 and the Viking era ended in A.D. 1050. It’s important to discuss where these types of stories and where these characters originated. Over time, of course, as the stories were passed down, they shift a bit from the truth because