Thursday, January 22, 2015

The long goodbye to Scandinavian Paganism and the Christianization of three realms

The long goodbye to Scandinavian Paganism and the Christianization of three realms Prior to Christianity, the lands of Denmark, Sweden, and Norway saw the worship of an amalgamation of deities known most widely as the Aesir and Vanir. The Aesir were the primary gods, ruled by the wise, one-eyed Odin, though the worship of the strong thunder god Thor rivalled him. The Vanir were fertility gods, as highly valued as the Aesir, later becoming a subclass within them. But by the 10th century, Christianity had brought an end to their polytheistic worship, culminating in three new realms unified under one faith.



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