inzmtns
How did the pagan Norse interact with Christianity?
Norse mythology
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dbrunner
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All of the mythic literature to come out of Scandinavia was written by Christians after the area had been totally converted, and therefore is tainted by the Christian point of view.
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bulldog1
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Iceland practiced religious tolerance; though the state religion became Christianity by a vote of Parliament, pagans remained free to practice their religion in the privacy of their own homes.
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EthanVT
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I know as another thing is when all of the Norse people became christian they wrote the final part in Norse mythology ragnarok saying that only 2 people survived it and became christian
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SuperViking
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There's a series of articles at the Norse Mythology Blog that deals with this topic.
The main page is here:
http://www.norsemyth.org/
and the series (in the Archive) starts here:
http://www.norsemyth.org/2010/06/clash-with-christianity-part-one.html
The main page is here:
http://www.norsemyth.org/
and the series (in the Archive) starts here:
http://www.norsemyth.org/2010/06/clash-with-christianity-part-one.html