Odin was considered the leader of the Viking gods, and he carved out a kingdom for himself in the Scandinavian reign. Followed by Odin was his wife Frigg and after her were the lesser deities. Thor, the god of thunder; Frey and Freya, the twin gods of fertility; Heindall the watchman; Aegir and Njord, the rulers of the sea; Bragi, god of poetry; Loki the god of fire and his daughter Hel the queen of the underworld; Tyr the god of war and Ull, the god of archery. The Vikings god Odin made them to believe that death in battle wasn’t in some eyes a bad thing, but an accomplishment or honor. It was expected of a man that he die relatively young in the midst of battle.
The True Seafarer The Old English poem Beowulf, is the most famous Anglo-Saxon piece of literature in history. The poem is the ultimate epic, full of beasts, battles, and triumphant heroes. Beowulf is the main hero in the story. He battles supernatural demons like Grendel and the dragon. In his final battle, Beowulf’s kin all turn on him except for one, Wiglaf.
Also the Vikings were known for their dangerous voyages across frozen waters in search of unfound land. The Vikings have discovered Fare islands, Iceland, and Greenland, but while on these voyages they Vikings lost many ships and men due to the harsh conditions on the sea. The Vikings were lead by a king and the king assigned an Earl to each Viking division. The kings were the most powerful in the Viking society and under the kings were Earls and Chieftains; they were in charge of their own cities. The people of each town had their choice in some parts of the government.
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Beowulf originated in the Anglo Saxon era, is three thousand one hundred and eighty-two lines long, and is the most important of Old English Heroic Poems. An archetype is a very typical example of a certain person or thing. Beowulf has traits of archetypical heros and warriors. He has inhumane skills and strengths and has God sent supernatural abilities in order to complete his heroic tasks. Characteristics of the Anglo-Saxons are endless in the story of Beowulf that interest the mind but so few that change lives when internalized.
As a result, a special god was included in the Aztec religion to honor the warriors. This god,Camaxtli, was the god of war, hunting, fire, and fate. He was thought to have invented fire and to have made the Earth. The Aztecs believed that Camaxtli lead both warriors slain in battle and human sacrifices to the eastern sky. According to the Aztec religion, they then became stars in the sky.
The Old Norse Religion or Norse Paganism were practised traditions by the Norsemen prior to the Christianization of Scandinavia, dating as far back to roughly 793-1066 CE. This religion was separated, and categorized into three different families; the Æsir, Vanir and Jotnar; these were all polytheistic groups. The Æsir tribe contained some of the best-known Norse Gods and goddesses such as Odin, Thor, Frigg, Tyr, Loki, Baldur, Heimdall, Idun, and Bragi1. These Gods represented kingship, order, craft, etc. The Vanir were Gods and Goddesses such as Freya, Freyr, Njord and the Germanic Goddess Nerthus.
Tattoos and piercings date back to early man. According to Etyonline, an online etymology dictionary, the word tattoo is derived from the Tahitian and Samoan word tatau and the Marquesan tatu, both of which mean puncture, mark made on the skin. The oldest recorded tattoos are believed to be from about 3300 B.C. They were found on the body of the Iceman found in the Otzal Alps in 1991. Professor Konrad Spindler of the Innsbruck University theorized that the Iceman’s 57 tattoos were probably done with charcoal and were possibly done for ornamental, magical, or maybe even social status.
Their battle took place on Mount Olympus and the planet Earth. The gods' battle turned the land into a desolate harsh environment. All living creatures on Earth perished, so Zeus decided to restore Earth to its former majesty. The job was assigned to the Titan brothers, Prometheus and Epimetheus, of the creation of creatures and humans; and restructure of Earth. He instructed the two Titans giants to live on Earth.
First proposed by Alfred Wegener the meteorologist, the theory of continental drift supports the belief that the Earth's continents once were a single land mass. This land mass, which was named "Pangaea", broke up, and it's various parts drifted away from one another. Centuries ago, trips around the world from travelers showed out lines from every continent around the world. Later on, early mapmakers wondered why these continents fit together so well. Early geologist thought at first that the continents had started off in their places they laid in the present day.