Viking Gods are quite popular,Thor,Odin,Loki,etc. But do you know where do they came from and what do they meant to vikings?
The popular image of vikings is that they were all pagans and hated the church and Christianity but that is not true. What is true is that people in Scandinavia were pagans at the beginning of the Viking age and that they had many Gods but they accepted Christianity as well.
VIKING GODS:
We start with Odin,known as the "Allfather" of the gods,was an emblematic of war but also of poetry,music,prophecy and magic.
Thor,Odin's most famous son,and God of Thunders,and he was also a representative of healing (but not many people know that)
Baldur,Another son of Odin,the God of the sun,summer and radiance.
Loki,the Trickster God and a Shape-shifter,he managed to become Odin's blood brother.
Hel,The goddess of Death
And Freyja,The goddess of love and fertility
They were more Gods,but those were the most populars
Nowadays,Thor,Loki,Odin,and some Viking gods are very popular,and popular editorials such as Marvel made movies
(Thor and Loki)
Sources: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2015/feb/04/thor-odin-norse-gods-guide-iceland-temple-vikings-deities
http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/ancient/vikings/religion_01.shtml
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