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The Raider's Religions

The old Norse religion is the most common name for a branch of Germanic religion, when the north Germanic people separated into a distanced branch of Christianity during the Christianisation of Scandinavia.                                                                                

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The Pagans

It is true that almost the entire  population of Scandinavia was pagan at the beginning of the Viking age, but the Vikings held many gods and it was no problem for them to accept the Christian god along side their own.

The Vikings had many Gods:

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.Odin the leader of Gods – God of knowledge.

.Thor was the God of thunder and protection against the giants.

.Freya was the god of agriculture and love and beauty

Facts about Thor

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Thor’s name is linked to the word thunder .It

also made the day Thursday

 

Thor is an Aiser God (warrior God) and he’s son of the ruler of the

Odin.

 

Thor is associated with many things.

 

Thor has 10 different names in Norse mythology

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