- "Norse, Nordic, or Scandinavian mythology is the body of myths belonging to the North Germanic peoples, stemming from Old Norse religion and continuing after the Christianization of Scandinavia, and into the Nordic folklore of the modern period."
This topic explores the mythology and folklore of the Nordic peoples, including the stories of Odin, Thor, and Loki as well as the Norse creation myth.
- "The source texts mention numerous gods such as the thunder-god Thor, the raven-flanked god Odin, the goddess Freyja, and numerous other deities."
- "...their interaction with several other beings, such as humanity and the jötnar, beings who may be friends, lovers, foes, or family members of the gods."
- "The cosmos in Norse mythology consists of Nine Worlds that flank a central sacred tree, Yggdrasil."
- "Units of time and elements of the cosmology are personified as deities or beings."
- "Various forms of a creation myth are recounted, where the world is created from the flesh of the primordial being Ymir, and the first two humans are Ask and Embla."
- "These worlds are foretold to be reborn after the events of Ragnarök when an immense battle occurs between the gods and their enemies, and the world is enveloped in flames, only to be reborn anew."
- "There, the surviving gods will meet, and the land will be fertile and green, and two humans will repopulate the world."
- "Norse mythology has been the subject of scholarly discourse since the 17th century when key texts attracted the attention of the intellectual circles of Europe."
- "By way of comparative mythology and historical linguistics, scholars have identified elements of Germanic mythology reaching as far back as Proto-Indo-European mythology."
- "During the modern period, the Romanticist Viking revival re-awoke an interest in the subject matter..."
- "...references to Norse mythology may now be found throughout modern popular culture."
- "The myths have further been revived in a religious context among adherents of Germanic Neopaganism." Quote selection: