Germanic mythology

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• Dwarf (Germanic mythology) — Two dwarfs as depicted in a 19th century edition of the Poetic Edda poem Völuspá (1895) by Lorenz Frølich In Germanic mythology, a dwarf (Old English dweorg, Old Norse dvergr, Old High German zwerc and git …   Wikipedia

• Investigations into Germanic Mythology — Infobox Book name = Investigations into Germanic Mythology title orig = Undersökningar i germanisk mythologi image caption = author = Viktor Rydberg illustrator = country = Sweden language = Swedish subject = Germanic mythology genre = Non… …   Wikipedia

• Continental Germanic mythology — is a subset of Germanic mythology, going back to Germanic polytheism of the Migration period as practiced in parts of Central Europe before gradual Christianization during the 6th to 8th centuries, and continued in the legends, and Middle High… …   Wikipedia

• Germanic paganism — refers to the religious beliefs of the Germanic peoples preceding Christianization. The best documented version of the Germanic pagan religions is 10th and 11th century Norse paganism, though other information can be found from Anglo Saxon… …   Wikipedia

• Germanic folklore — is recorded folklore of the Germanic speaking peoples. It is often used as a starting point for the reconstruction of a Common Germanic mythology: *Dutch folklore *English folklore *German folklore *Scandinavian folklore *Scottish folklore *Swiss …   Wikipedia

• Germanic studies — is the field of study of the Germanic languages and the history of the Germanic peoples.;Subfields *English studies *German studies *Dutch studies *Scandinavian studies *Runology *comparative linguistics (Common Germanic);Founding figures *Jacob… …   Wikipedia

• Germanic religion and mythology — Introduction       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… …   Universalium

• Mythology in the Low Countries — The folklore of the Low Countries (Netherlands, Belgium and Luxembourg[1]) has its roots in the mythologies of pre Christian Gaulish (Gallo Roman) and Germanic cultures, predating the region s Christianization by the Franks in the Early Middle… …   Wikipedia

• Mythology of the Low Countries — The folklore of the Low Countries (The Netherlands, Belgium and Luxembourg [Meijer, 1971.] ) has its roots in the mythologies of pre Christian Gaulish (Gallo Roman) and Germanic cultures, predating the region s Christianization by the Franks… …   Wikipedia

• Germanic Neopaganism — Ásatrú redirects here. For other uses, see Ásatrú (disambiguation). A Heathen altar for household worship in Gothenburg, Sweden. The painted tablet on the back depicts Sunna, the two larger wooden idols Odin (left) and Frey (right), in front of… …   Wikipedia