The descendants of heroes in Nordic mythology are the Germanic peoples in Scandinavia and the lowland peoples in northeast Germany. They grew up in a desolate and harsh natural environment and developed a brave and tenacious character.
Wandering, fighting and hunting are their daily lifestyles. They often expedition to other countries under the leadership of bold and enterprising leaders, and win status and wealth from foreign countries that are not available at home.
The primitive culture of these victorious countries may not be superior to the countries they conquered, nor may their weapons and equipment be superior to each other. But they have fearless adventurous spirit and the courage to die, which is also the reason why the Germanic nation can invade the whole of Europe.
These fearless Germanic warriors gradually expanded the scope of exploration. In 400 AD, they were bordered by the Rhine River and Danube River, and were adjacent to the Roman Empire. When the Roman countries declined, they constantly invaded the territory of the Roman Empire.
By the middle of the fifth century, the Germans were oppressed by Finns from east, west, north and south (that is, the northern Xiongnu who moved westward after the defeat of the Han Empire), which led to the great migration of ethnic groups. This is what Germans call the heroic age, and most of the heroes in Nordic legends are heroes of this era.
As a result of this great migration, the Germans invaded Russia in the east, the French coast and Britten Island in the west, Spain, Italy Peninsula, Sicily and North Africa in the south, and even traveled as far as Greenland and some American continents.
The Nordic myth that has been passed down to this day is the product of this nation. However, the records of myths no longer exist in Germanic countries today. Instead, it is preserved in Iceland, a North Sea island full of volcanoes and glaciers.
The Germanic God was completely forgotten by the Germanic nation, and the most important reason was the contact with the Roman Empire and the assimilation of Christianity through contact. Coupled with natural and man-made disasters, especially the "Thirty Years War" in 16 18- 1648, Germanic culture was incomplete and barren, and valuable documents and legends fell into the abyss of oblivion and remained dusty for a long time.
At that time, only Christian priests could read. They are responsible for recording and saving documents. They hate pagan legends, manuscripts and songs and clean them up. Only some materials survived:-Beowulf in England,-Song of Nibelungen in Germany, some fragmentary fragments -Saga (Legend of Heroes), and-Eda, two poems of Icelandic mythology. In addition, the Germans thought that the ancient Chinese character Runenschrift originally used was a magical spell. If the language is shaped into words, it is equivalent to giving the enemy mysterious power. Therefore, today is not only the belief of the ancient Germans, but also the way of life.
Norse mythology
Nordic mythology includes pre-Christian religions, beliefs and Scandinavian legends, including those who have settled in Iceland, where the written materials of Nordic mythology are gathered. However, it is worth noting that finnish mythology formed an independent creed, although it has some similarities with Nordic mythology. This is the best preserved version of the older common Germanic mythology, including the closely related Anglo-Saxon mythology. Germanic mythology evolved from the early Indo-European mythology.
Nordic mythology is a collection of beliefs and stories shared by northern Germanic tribes. It is not an apocalyptic religion, because it is not a truth handed down from God to mortals (although it does have stories of normal people learning about God's story by visiting God or from God), and it has no scriptures. This myth is passed down orally in the form of long poems. Oral communication continued until the Viking era, and our knowledge about it was mainly based on Eda and other medieval documents written during and after Christianization.
In Scandinavian folklore, these beliefs last the longest, and some traditions in rural areas have been maintained to this day. Others have recently been revived or renamed Germanic neo-hegemonism. Mythology is still the inspiration of literature (see the influence of Norwegian mythology on later literature) and stage works and movies.
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