Norse religion 북유럽 신앙
Odin, Thor, Freyja and the world-tree Yggdrasil joining nine worlds. Honour, fate (wyrd) and the gathering feast (blót) mattered more than doctrine.
OriginScandinavia and Iceland
WhenIron Age to c. 11th c. CE; modern revival (Ásatrú)
TextsThe Poetic Edda, the Prose Edda
A practice you can try today
Blót (offering feasts), toasting gods and ancestors, reading runes.
Sacred places
Related
Greek & Roman religion그리스·로마 종교A religion of doing more than believing: sacrifices, festivals and oracles kept good relations with the Olympian gods.Shamanism (Siberia & Central Asia)샤머니즘 (시베리아·중앙아시아)The word 'shaman' comes from the Evenki of Siberia: a person who travels in trance to the spirit world to heal and guide the community.
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