Medieval Information

Norse mythology is still a mystery today. Fortunately, many scrolls have been found in Norway, Sweden and Iceland which gives us a better description as to our previous mythology contained in the far North.

Vikings themselves were very scared of their gods. The power they handed over to them was enormous and enough to control most of their life in many ways.

The movie, The Lord of the Ring has an enormous influence from Norse mythology remarking trolls, and most creatures. Additionally, Gandalf himself is very similar to the mythical god Odin who was in a way omniscient.

Norse mythology has inspired not only that movie, but countless books, stories and games which are all parallel to such beliefs. Norse mythology also influenced other religions including the Catholic church which can be seen to the implementation of such words as "Friday" (Frigg Day, godess of marriage).

Religion for most Scandinavian countries was very similar. The only exception was Finland which did have many differences - but nevertheless; there is a very big similarity.

An interesting subject is the similarities between Norse Mythology and Aztec (pre-hispanic) mythology in America. Of course there is no direct link, but nevertheless; similarities do exist. I will leave this to a future article in this blog for you to discover later. In the mean time I will focus mostly in a brief introduction to Norse mythology.

The main god for all Vikings was Odin - who was the father of all the other gods. An exact number of the gods in Norse mythology is unknown because of uncertainties while having an objective review.

It was the Norse gods who led Vikings into conquering many parts of Europe.

You can view all the articles about this subject in the Norse Mythology section of this blog.