The gods of the Norse pantheon, led by Odin, were fearsome, warlike deities. But there’s much more to Thor, Týr, and the gang than just might and mead: they also loved poetry, pranks, and cats.

Paganism refers to ancient ... Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday all come from Norse gods. Odin, or Woden, became Wednesday, Thor turned into Thursday, and Freya is Friday. Tuesday’s god is ...

But it seems that the pagan influence on some Christmas traditions ... Claus" or "Father Christmas" was influenced by the Norse god Odin. Odin was the head of the Norse pantheon and the god ...

As Robert Blumetti observes in The Norse Gods and Their Myths ... According to Davidson, the influence of Germanic paganism in early times when “heathen Germans believed in fierce female ...

The Vikings brought pagan religion to shores already believing ... One side of this stone shows the Norse god Odin being devoured by Fenris the wolf at the Battle of Ragnorok - the fight against ...

Norse sagas reveal that while many people worshipped other gods such as Thor to ensure the ... his benefactor's daughter and burned down a pagan temple would be "banished from Valhalla forever." ...