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The Vikings worshipped many
different gods. They were like Superhumans rather
than being altogether different. They ate, drank,
had wives and children.. They lived in
Asgard. Their enemies were the giants who lived in
Jotunheim. Here are some of the main ones. |
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was the leader of the gods. He had one eye. He
had two raven - Memory and Thought which flew round the
Earth, watching everything and which came back to him to
report what they had seen each evening. |
The
God of Thunder and Storms. He had a magic hammer,
Mjolnir and he used it to protect the other gods from
their arch enemies - the giants (Jotun). |
He
was the god of farming and fertility. He was relied
on, along with his sister Freya, to give the Vikings food
and children. |
The
sister of Frey. She was the goddess of love and
beauty. She had a chariot pulled along by 2 cats. |
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| Loki |
Heimdall |
Tyr |
Skadi |
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| He was the brother
of thor and was forever causing trouble by playing tricks
and doing mean things. He could change his shape
easily. |
The son of Odin, he
was the god who guarded the rainbow bridge between the
gods and mankind. He was also the watchman for the
gods and he would sound the alarm if any danger threatened
them. |
The God of war and
wisdom. He had only one hand. He was the
lawgiver of the gods. He was the one who makes sure
everything was done justly and rightly. |
The Goddess of Winter and of the Hunt. She was married to Njord, the Sea God, She was the goddess of Justice, Vengeance, and Righteous Anger | |||||||||
The Vikings believed that when warriors died, they would go to Valhalla, a bit like al warrior heaven. There they would battle all day and feast all night with the gods. At the end of time, the Vikings believed that there would be an event called Ragnarok, where most of the gods and humans would be killed, but that there would be enough who survived to cause the world to be reborn. |
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| BBC
Video Clip |
Viking Burials Lost World of the Vikings (2) |
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Later the Vikings
became Christians, when they moved to other countries,
especially England. They often kept worshipping
their old gods alongside the new Christian god, though.
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The Lost World of the Vikings (4) |
The Lost World of the Vikings (5) |
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