The Vikings believed in many different Gods and Goddesses. Each god had its own personality. The main gods were Odin, Thor and Frey:
Odin was the Viking god of wisdom and war.
Thor was very strong, and Vikings would often wear Thor’s symbol, a hammer, as a pendant around their necks. Thor rode through the night sky in a chariot pulled by goats. There are many stories of his battles against giants and monsters, whom he defeated with his mighty hammer.
Frey was the god of fertility and birth. Vikings would pray to Frey for good crops, and when they married, would ask Frey to bless them with many children. Frey’s sister Freyja was the goddess of fertility and love.
Loki was part god and part devil. He loved to get into mischief.
Berserk Tyr was the Viking God of War. Warriors called Berserkir prepared for battle by wearing bearskin cloaks and working themselves into a frenzy. This was called going berserk, from the Old Norse word meaning “bear shirt”.
For more interesting Viking facts check out this book.
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Eyewitness guides are always filled with great facts and cool pictures. I like the amazing viking boats.
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VIKINGS = boring 🙂
but this info is good for my assignment
yeah couse its zac efron who else.
i am doin the vickimgs at my school right now
I thing it is good for school if your topic at school is the vikings or viking gods.
this was helpful to get my report done in 5 minutes thanx
Exellent! very helpful for a short summary
i would say viking was just a made up story
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i like the vikings
lisa mae the vikings is not a made up story
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i love the vikings
freya is asome god she is so cool
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Is that really Zac Efron!
My fav viking god is Frigga!
I love you Zac Efron.
my fav viking is Thor
i like thor
its a good website
dose anyone know some good viking gods websites
dose anyone know some good viking gods websites
Hey Micelle,
You could try putting ‘viking gods’ in google. This is one site I found: http://www.viking.no/e/life/egods.htm.
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