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 Posted: Fri Feb 14, 2014 1:42 pm
So. I know that the Norse mythology has it Gods and Goddesses. But where the Norse people also Pagan?
Just wondering.
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Posted: Fri Feb 14, 2014 7:28 pm
Yes. Norse cultures were pagan right up until the 1100's. Christianity began attempting to convert Scandinavia during the 700's. It was not a fast process. Even after conversion, many Norse held onto pagan beliefs and practices, which passed into folk culture. This is not uncommon in cultures that were converts to Christianity early in the history of the Church. The Saami, the indigenous people of northern Scandinavia, weren't converted from their pagan religious practices until heavy pressure from missionaries during the 1800's - much like what happened with indigenous people all over the world during that time period.
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Posted: Mon Feb 17, 2014 9:48 am
Some Nordic/Scandinavian countries were converted by force and others went peacefully like Iceland, which converted en-mass in 1000CE with the understanding that Christianity would be the public religion but what you did in the privacy of your own home was up to you, which may be why much of the preserved lore we have comes from Iceland two to three hundred years after the official conversion. But yeah, that mythology doesn't just spring up out of nowhere. It comes from pagan peoples and actual historical beliefs.
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Posted: Mon Feb 17, 2014 7:19 pm
Ah. Okay, thank you guys.
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