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    Germanic paganism

    Germanic paganism or Germanic religion refers to the traditional, culturally significant religion of the Germanic peoples. With a chronological range of at least one thousand years in an area covering Scandinavia, the British Isles, modern Germany, the Netherlands, and at times other parts of Europe, the beliefs and practices of Germanic paganism varied. Scholars typically assume some degree of continuity between Roman-era beliefs and those found in Norse paganism, as well as between Germanic religion and reconstructed Indo-European religion and post-conversion folklore, though the precise degree and details of this continuity are subjects of debate. Germanic religion was influenced by neighboring cultures, including that of the Celts, the Romans, and, later, by the Christian religion. Very few sources exist that were written by pagan adherents themselves; instead, most were written by outsiders and can thus present problems for reconstructing authentic Germanic beliefs and practices. Wikipedia

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  2. britannica.com

    Dec 23, 2024Germanic religion and mythology, complex of stories, lore, and beliefs about the gods and the nature of the cosmos developed by the Germanic-speaking peoples before their conversion to Christianity. Germanic culture extended, at various times, from the Black Sea to Greenland, or even the North
  3. ancient-origins.net

    Oct 13, 2024After the decline of the Pagan religion in Germany, Christianity became the dominant religious institution, after it spread to the early Roman Empire. This conversion from Paganism to Christianity in Germany can be credited to the Gothic preacher Ulfilas, who was born in Central Germany in 311, and spent much time in Constantinople, modern-day ...
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  5. en.wikipedia.org

    The poems of the Edda, while pagan in origin, continued to circulate orally in a Christian context before being written down, which makes an application to pre-Christian times difficult. [12] In contrast, pre-Christian images such as on bracteates , gold foil figures , and rune and picture stones are direct attestations of Germanic religion.
  6. classroom.synonym.com

    The ritual beliefs of the Germans who existed before Christianity revolved around a belief in the gods, the end of the world, and the continuity of the spirit after death. Priests attended the temples of the gods, and they were responsible for the reading of omens and other divination.
  7. en.wikipedia.org

    Germanic peoples began entering the Roman Empire in large numbers at the same time that Christianity was spreading there. [1] The connection of Christianity to the Roman Empire was both a factor in encouraging conversion as well as, at times, a motive for persecuting Christians. [2] Until the fall of the Western Roman Empire, the Germanic tribes who had migrated there (with the exceptions of ...
  8. britannica.com

    Dec 23, 2024Germanic religion and mythology - Beliefs, Practices, Institutions: Sacrifice often was conducted in the open or in groves and forests. The human sacrifice to the tribal god of the Semnones, described by Tacitus, took place in a sacred grove; other examples of sacred groves include the one in which Nerthus usually resides. Tacitus does, however, mention temples in Germany, though they were ...
  9. German Beliefs. A brief overview of the religious and philosophical history of Germany. ... Pre-Christian Faiths of Germania. Ancient Germanic peoples practiced a variety of faiths depending on their location and cultural background in Europe. The majority were likely followers of Germanic paganism, in competition with Celtic polytheism to the ...
  10. britannica.com

    Dec 23, 2024Germanic religion and mythology - Paganism, Gods, Beliefs: The Germanic peoples were converted to Christianity in different periods: many of the Goths in the 4th century, the English in the 6th and 7th centuries, the Saxons, under force of Frankish arms, in the late 8th century, and the Danes, under German pressure, in the course of the 10th century. The pagan religion held out longest in the ...
  11. encyclopedia.com

    GERMANIC RELIGION The sources for the study of the religion and mythology of the old Germanic (Teutonic) peoples are few. They consist chiefly of Greek, Roman, and medieval writings, runic inscriptions, folklore, laws, and the vitae of early missionaries. The Germania of Tacitus is especially important as a source. Source for information on Germanic Religion: New Catholic Encyclopedia dictionary.
  12. cambridge.org

    Mar 17, 2023Of All The Fields of early Germanic culture and literature, none has been as badly marred by ideological controversies as the study of the pre-Christian heathen Germanic religion. The great interest taken by the political and cultural leaders of the Third Reich in this field was unfortunately shared by many university teachers at the time.
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