2007-04-12 06:49:35 · 20 answers · asked by Nonserviam 2 in Society & Culture ➔ Mythology & Folklore
The Scandinavian legends and myths about ancient heroes, gods, and the creation and destruction of the universe developed out of the original common mythology of the Germanic peoples and constitute the primary source of knowledge about ancient German mythology. Because Scandinavian mythology was transmitted and altered by medieval Christian historians, the original pagan religious beliefs, attitudes, and practices cannot be determined with certainty. Clearly, however, Scandinavian mythology developed slowly, and the relative importance of different gods and heroes varied at different times and places. Thus, the cult of Odin, chief of the gods, may have spread from western Germany to Scandinavia not long before the myths were recorded; minor gods including Ull, the fertility god Njord, and Heimdall may represent older deities who lost strength and popularity as Odin became more important. Odin, a god of war, was also associated with learning, wisdom, poetry, and magic.
2007-04-12 07:00:44 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Scandinavian War God
2016-12-12 10:52:46 · answer #2 · answered by stair 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Norse God Of War
2016-09-28 00:54:39 · answer #3 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
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what's the god of war in scandinavian(norse) mythology?
2015-08-10 05:23:15 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
As previously mentioned, several gods were associated with war - but not Thor. Thor had a notoriously low respect for the lives of others (= he killed other beings whenever he felt like it), but he was not a god of war.
In the oldest tellings, Odin was the god of war. In later scripture that role was split three-ways: Odin was, along with Freya/Freja, god of war and Tyr/Tir was the god of battle.
2007-04-12 10:10:53 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Tyr is the God of war; He is the son of Odin; equivalent to Tiw in Teutonic mythology
2007-04-12 08:00:27 · answer #6 · answered by Terry 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I don't think they had a specific God of war, Odin was the God of the sky and the "All father", Thor was the God of thunder, and Tyr was the God of courage.. When they went into battle they would have called on these Gods... Sigrdrifumal, a poem in the Volsunga Saga, recommends the rune of the God Tyr (Teiwaz) be on your sword or any of your weaponry.. The Vikings used to have runes on their weapons, naming them and also for protection and to to assist them in battle.. I would think that Tyr would be as close as any of them.... BB )O(
2007-04-12 10:26:18 · answer #7 · answered by Bunge 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Most gods in that pantheon have a war-like aspect, but none of them are purely a 'war-god'. This reflects the way they lived back then, in that culture. Everyone had a role (farmer, craftsman, chief, slave), but every man had to be a warrior when the need arose. I like Tyr in that role because He is just and noble.
2007-04-12 06:55:51 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
As said by others, the entire pantheon is warlike. This is because the entire pantheon knows it will die at Ragnarok, and all are preparing for that final battle.
That said, Freyja is god, of among other things, battle. Odin is also regarded as a god of war, if only because he is the leader of the entire (warlike) pantheon. Tyr was also regarded as a god of war (and justice).
2007-04-12 07:00:56 · answer #9 · answered by wolfe_steve 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
They all were. No specific God of War...they all had different aspects like power, skill, wrath, honor, courage
2 examples:
Modi was the Norse god for wrath
Tyr was the Norse god of courage+Honor
2007-04-12 06:53:40 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋