I'm not asking for the answer of 'the vikings' as my friends and I agree that ' the vikings' are a race of people and not a religion. I want the religion eg. christians worship jesus and buddists worship budda. What is it?
2007-01-06 10:30:05 · 14 answers · asked by bagpuss_kicks_arse 2 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
It is called Asatru and all the Norse Gods are worship, including Thor.
2007-01-06 11:18:35 · answer #1 · answered by Abriel 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Thor was the God of Thunder in the Norse mythos. He was the son of Odin. He was not the head of any religion, he was a member of a pantheon worshipped by ancient people.
You cannot say that people who followed Thor had a religion with a name. They also worshipped his father, friends, pets, and everything else. It was much the same as the Greek pantheon.
Sadly, though you do not want the answer "the Vikings", the truth is, Norsemen worshipped the gods of the (wait for it) Norse mythos. Which is...where it got its' name.
2007-01-06 18:35:35 · answer #2 · answered by elricsfate 2 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Norse paganism or Nordic religion is a term used to describe the spectrum of religious ideas which were common amongst the Germanic tribes living in Nordic countries prior to the advent of Christian missionary activity in Northern Europe. Norse paganism is therefore a subset of Germanic paganism, which was practiced in the lands inhabited by the Germanic tribes across most of Northern and Central Europe until the end of the Viking Age. Our knowledge of Norse paganism is mostly drawn from the results of archaeological field work and early written materials.
2007-01-06 18:34:25 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 1⤋
Thor is a God in the Norse pantheon
2007-01-07 00:29:11 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
It come from the norse people. i am not sure but I don't think you will find it has a particulasr name like Christian. However I am sure if it does and someone who knows see your question, they will rspond.
I do know that the modern heathen honors this pantheon and I think also the Astaru , but not sure, bu those are modern versions of what you are asking about. Sorry with i could be of more help.
2007-01-06 18:39:58 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
It is from Norse mythology, like Zeus is from Greek mythology and Jupiter is from Roman mythology.Odin(Wodin) was the main god in Norse mythology.
2007-01-06 18:52:15 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Nordic Druidism
2007-01-06 18:33:35 · answer #7 · answered by sekhemonline.net 2 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Norse. And Thor wasn't the king-god but the war god. Odin was their main god. It was a Pantheon, like greek gods. Odin would have been their "Zeus"
2007-01-06 18:34:32 · answer #8 · answered by Laptop Jesus 4 · 3⤊ 1⤋
The answer is "Norse Mythology". This concept much like "Greek Mythology" has many God's. "Thor" is the God of thunder.
2007-01-06 18:35:40 · answer #9 · answered by MotherMayI? 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Buddhists do NOT worship the Buddha. We're grateful to him, we respect him but he was HUMAN. Do the research yourself.
2007-01-06 19:03:48 · answer #10 · answered by vinslave 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋