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NORSE MYTHOLOGY
A Concise Guide to Gods, Heroes, Sagas and Beliefs of Norse Mythology
Copyright © 2016 by Hourly History.
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Table of Contents
Introduction
The Creation in Norse Mythology
The Nine Worlds of Norse Mythology
The Major Gods and Goddesses
Valhalla
Ragnarok
The Sagas
The Influence of Norse Mythology on Our Lives Today
Conclusion
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Introduction
If this is indeed your first foray into the subject of Norse mythology, you will find that it calls for an adjustment in the way you see things. You will need to prepare yourself for a very different world, one where there is often no logic as you understand it, no justice as administered by a modern court of law, and very little point in asking “why.” It’s an amazing world where animals have the power of speech, inanimate objects like swords or hammers have specific names, and where the passage of time is measured by the destruction of the world. It is nevertheless a fascinating, illuminating and richly rewarding world, and your appreciation of where, how, and why you exist will be immeasurably enhanced by what you discover.
Norse mythology covers the pre-Christian history of the countries and peoples of what we now call Scandinavia. The cosmology presents us with a theory of the creation of the world and the first people who dwelt here. These were the guiding beliefs of the people we call the Vikings, who were the adventurers setting off from modern Norway, Sweden, and Denmark and swept through ancient Britain, a nascent Europe, and on into Russia and India in medieval times. Initially appearing and behaving as pillaging raiders from the sea, they built trade routes through the world that are still used to this very day. Their strength and success lay in their skills as shipbuilders and seafarers and their unshakable pagan beliefs in predestination, which dictated that the only honorable way to die was in battle. These were the Norsemen, and one of their descendants is the star of this story.
Snorri Sturluson (1179-1241) was orphaned at an early age and was brought up by Jón Loptsson, possibly the most influential chieftain in Iceland. Snorri married money and settled in Reykjaholt, acquiring a reputation as a scholar, writer, and historian. He was elected twice as the “lawspeaker” in the Iceland High Court. He collected and wrote down as many of the old oral poems on gods and heroes as he could find. He also added his own commentary and extensive writings into what bec ............

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