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Há 1 dia · Dragons occur in Germanic mythology, with Norse examples including Níðhöggr and the world-serpent Jörmungandr. In the (late) sources for Scandinavian religion, dragons play an important role in the mythic cosmology. It is difficult to tell how much existing sources have been influenced by Greco-Roman and Christian ideas about dragons.
Há 5 dias · Thor (from Old Norse: Þórr) is a prominent god in Germanic paganism. In Norse mythology, he is a hammer-wielding god associated with lightning, thunder, storms, sacred groves and trees, strength, the protection of humankind, hallowing, and fertility.
20 de mai. de 2024 · Thor, deity common to all the early Germanic peoples, a great warrior represented as a red-bearded, middle-aged man of enormous strength, an implacable foe to the harmful race of giants but benevolent toward mankind. His figure was generally secondary to that of the god Odin, who in some traditions
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Há 2 dias · Germanic mythology and religious practice is of particular interest to Indo-Europeanists, scholars who seek to identify aspects of ancient Germanic culture—both in terms of linguistic correspondence and by way of motifs—stemming from Proto-Indo-European culture, including Proto-Indo-European mythology.
6 de mai. de 2024 · The Germanic tribes, who inhabited Northern Europe during the early medieval period, had a rich and vibrant mythology that played a significant role in their daily lives. These tribes believed in a pantheon of gods and goddesses who controlled various aspects of their existence, such as nature, fertility, war, and wisdom.
16 de mai. de 2024 · Sigurd. Nibelungenlied: Siegfried. Siegfried, illustration from a printing of Nibelungenlied. Siegfried, figure from the heroic literature of the ancient Germanic people. He appears in both German and Old Norse literature, although the versions of his stories told by these two branches of the Germanic tradition do not always agree.
6 de mai. de 2024 · Germanic tribes, which existed in Northern Europe during the early centuries AD, had a rich and diverse pantheon of gods. These deities played a crucial role in the lives of the Germanic people, influencing their daily activities, providing protection, and governing various aspects of their existence.
