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  1. britannica.com

    Dec 23, 2024Germanic culture extended, at various times, from the Black Sea to Greenland, or even the North American continent. Germanic religion played an important role in shaping the civilization of Europe. But since the Germanic peoples of the Continent and of England were converted to Christianity in comparatively early times, it is not surprising that less is known about the gods whom they used to ...
  2. en.wikipedia.org

    A scene from one of the Merseburg Incantations: gods Wodan and Balder stand before the goddesses Sunna, Sinthgunt, Volla, and Friia (Emil Doepler, 1905). In Germanic paganism, the indigenous religion of the ancient Germanic peoples who inhabit Germanic Europe, there were a number of different gods and goddesses.Germanic deities are attested from numerous sources, including works of literature ...
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  4. historycooperative.org

    Mar 4, 2024Germanic gods and goddesses are the deities that were worshiped throughout ancient Germania. The Germanic World, known more widely as Germania or Magna Germania in Latin, includes the modern countries of France, Denmark, Poland, the Netherlands, the Czech Republic, Austria, and (of course) Germany. These old gods were central to Germanic religion and were severely
  5. mythicalencyclopedia.com

    Cultic Practices and Worship Sacrifices and Blót. In Germanic religion, sacrifices played a major role in worship. Blót, a term used for blood sacrifice, involved offerings of animals, food, and drink to the gods. These offerings were made on important occasions, to seek protection, or to gain favor from the gods. Temples and Sacred Spaces
  6. britannica.com

    Dec 23, 2024The gods. Old Norse sources name a great number of deities. The evidence of place-names suggests that one cult succeeded another. Names, especially those in southeastern Norway and southern Sweden, suggest that there was once widespread worship of a god Ull (Ullr). Indeed, an early poem reports an oath on the ring of Ull, suggesting that he was once one of the highest gods, at least in some areas.
  7. britannica.com

    Dec 23, 2024Worship. 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 probably few.Old English laws mention fenced places around a ...
  8. en.wikipedia.org

    A stylized depiction of the cosmological tree Yggdrasil by W. G. Collingwood in Olive Bray's English translation of the Poetic Edda. Trees hold a particular role in Germanic paganism and Germanic mythology, both as individuals (sacred trees) and in groups (sacred groves).The central role of trees in Germanic religion is noted in the earliest written reports about the Germanic peoples, with the ...
  9. ancient-origins.net

    Oct 13, 2024Paganism was a polytheistic religion, worshipping more than one god, most notably, in this case, the gods Odin, Thor, and Balder being but a few examples. ... Overall, Norse Paganism provided a structure for the early Germans to abide by, and many people, not just Germans, still worship the Pagan deities and practice Pagan rituals today ...
  10. godsandmonsters.info

    Key figures in Germanic mythology include Odin, the all-father and god of wisdom, war, and death; Thor, the thunder god known for his immense strength and protection of humanity; and Freyja, the goddess of love, fertility, and battle. Each deity embodies specific aspects of human experience and natural phenomena, reflecting the Germanic peoples ...
  11. philtar.ac.uk

    Two main groups of Northern peoples dominated the land north of the Mediterranean, the Celtic (see separate entry) and the Germanic. The Norse-German Gods were worshipped all over Northern and Western Europe by the ancestors of the Norse, Dutch, German and English peoples, and were spread by raiding tribes such as the Angles, Saxons and Vikings.
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