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    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…

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    tendency to focus mainly, on Greek mythology, Norse mythology, the set of religious stories the Vikings told to one another, can sometimes be forgotten. Normally, when hearing of Norse mythology, most people refer to Marvel’s Thor and Loki, however, there's more to the story than what is presented. Norse mythology is the set of religious stories the Vikings told to one another and is sometimes referred to as cosmology, the theory of the origin of the universe. Norse mythology has its own story…

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    Norse Mythology

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    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…

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    Norse Mythology: Jeling

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    learn about Norse mythology are some Scandinavian monuments such as the Rök Runestone , the Kvinneby amulet , and Archeological finds in burial sites like, for instance, figurines and other symbols representing deities. The Principal actors in the Norse mythology Germanic Norse people invoked a large number of gods. They each had a very specific role in the Norse society. Most of them are regularly mentioned throughout the Norse Mythology. The principal actors of the Norse mythology may be the…

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    June 6, 2052. There were numerous names for this day. The Christians called it Judgement Day, those who studied Norse Mythology called it Ragnarok. But, all of the remaining humans that survived after that global catastrophe called it Pandemonium. The first hour of Pandemonium was felt throughout the world, it was a literal "earthquake". In just under 1 hour, pieces of the 7 continents started to spread out. Others crashed onto one another creating new bigger continents. While others dived under…

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    broke forth, both from beneath and above in violent rains. All the mountains and the whole human race was buried in water, except for Noa and his family. Eventually the ship came to rest atop of a Mountain, just as in the biblical account. In Norse mythology Bergelmir was a frost giant, whose Grandfather Ymir was said to be the father of all giants.…

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    The Aesir Gods

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    Norse mythology is the mythology of the Northern Germanic people. It has deities, a single creation story, and three afterworlds. The deities are split into two godly tribes, the Aesir and the Vanir. These two tribes had several battles for dominance over Yggdrasil, the world tree. The Aesir live on Asgard which is the realm at the top of Yggdrasil. The Vanir live on Vanaheim which is located right below Asgard on Yggdrasil. The Vanir aren't as important as the Aesir. There are four…

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    While some people think of myths and mythology as just meaningless stories, they can actually be something that brings people together. Mythology is a field of study that is neglected in our high school, and even our college educational systems. The definition of mythology is a body or collection of myths belonging to a people and addressing their origin, history, deities, ancestors,and heroes. The term “a people” refers to a culture. This means that, per this definition, two cultures can have…

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    Before Christianity there was a religion known as German Mythology during the Middle Ages. This religion contained many deities and tales that make up this mythology. Deities such as Odin, Thor, Freya, and Loki. (“Norse Mythology”) The Norse people believe that there are two types of gods. There were the Æsir and the Vanir. The Æsir believed the gods created war, power and death. The Vanir are responsible for the fertility. ("Norse Mythology.") How was the earth created? No plants, lakes,…

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    thought. In today’s post, we delve into another Disney film, Frozen, which is said to be based on the fairy tale The Snow Queen by Hans Christian Andersen. Interestingly, there are speculations that Andersen’s fairy tales were actually inspired by Norse mythology, so we decided to examine The Snow Queen for these literary remnants. Join us as we peel back the layers of history to see how an ancient culture eventually gave rise to a 21st-century Oscar-winning animated film. Since 1943, Walt…

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