Norse Paganism

Ancient religionHistoricalRunes/Old Norse

TraditionAncient religion

FoundedAncient Scandinavia

FollowersHistorical

Script/LanguageRunes/Old Norse

About Norse Paganism

The pre-Christian religion of the Norse peoples. Gods included Odin, Thor, Freyja, and Frey. Much of what is known comes from the Poetic Edda and Prose Edda written down in Christian Iceland. Scandinavia converted to Christianity between the 10th and 12th centuries. It inspired modern Heathenry.

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