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    Oct 13, 2024Germanic gods like Wotan and Donar were once worshiped in Germany. From Pagan rituals to the Reformation, Germany's rich religious history shaped. As of today, Christianity is the most dominant religion in Germany, with a high rate of atheism in the East. ... mythology, religion and history around the globe.
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    Regressus ad Uterum refers to the spontaneous regression to a time or a situation when a person or an entire nation felt like a child in the womb of their mother; safe and with the unhindered potential to realize its inner nature. So, to the defeated and fragmented post First World War Germans, the world of their ancestors, of Arminius and the much older one of the legendary myths, heroes, and ...
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    Norse mythology is a mythological system coming from the North Germanic Peoples and Old Norse religion. Norse (or Nordic or Scandinavian) mythology contains stories of gods, creatures and humans derived from various sources such as folk tales and the medieval scripts such as the Sagas and Eddas, as well as archaeological evidence such as rune stones.
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    Germanic Paganism. One of the largest movements currently which can be either syncretic or reconstructionist is the revival of Germanic Paganism or "Heathenry." Modern Germanic Pagans or Heathens, as they prefer to call themselves, worship the old Germanic gods, especially Thor and Odin as well as Germanic nature spirits such as Elves and ...
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    Whilst Christianity eventually triumphed over the Germanic religion, there are some today who have sought to revive it. One of these neo-pagan groups is the Asatru. In 2015, the Icelandic group made history, as it began the construction of their hof, the first in a Nordic country in over a thousand years.
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    Wayland the Smith is a figure for whom there is evidence in almost all Germanic languages. He is recorded throughout history under various names. In Old Norse, he is Völund and Velentr; in old High German, he is Wiolant; in Old Frisian, Welandu; in Old French he is Galant; and in Old English, Wēland. Ultimately, all of these names stem from Proto-Germanic Wēlandaz, meaning " the crafting ...
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    Ancient Origins articles related to Germanic in the sections of history, archaeology, human origins, unexplained, artifacts, ancient places and myths and ... As Greek mythology goes, the universe was once a big soup of nothingness. Then, two things happened: either Chaos or Gaia created the universe as we know it, or Ouranos and Tethys gave ...
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    Germanic in nature, the mythology of the elven race comes from the pre-Christian Norse faith and language. In Old Norse, elves are called álfar, though this term can be divided into subcategories. It has long been believed that elves are creatures of goodness and light, however this is a misinterpretation of earlier texts.
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    Mar 18, 2023It is predominantly these Germanic and Norse gods that have lived on today in the days of the week, which are outlined below. Sunday. Sunday, as you may be able to guess, is the "Sun's Day" - the name of a pagan Roman holiday. In many folklore traditions, Sunday was believed to be a lucky day for babies born. ... mythology, religion and ...
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    Although Odin was worshipped more generally in Germanic paganism, the information we have today about this god is derived mostly from Norse mythology. These pieces of information include both written sources, such as myths, and archaeological finds, that combined paint a complex picture of this Norse (Viking) god.
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