List of Germanic deities. In Germanic paganism, the indigenous religion of the ancient Germanic peoples that inhabited Germanic Europe, there were a number of different gods and goddesses. Germanic deities are attested from numerous sources, including works of literature, various chronicles, runic inscriptions, personal names, place names, and other sources. This article presents a comprehensive list of these deities. Gods[edit] Goddesses[edit] See also[edit] Notes[edit] References[edit] Bellows, Henry Adams (Trans.) (1936). Valhalla. Valhalla. In Norse mythology, Valhalla (from Old Norse Valhöll "hall of the slain"[1]) is a majestic, enormous hall located in Asgard, ruled over by the god Odin.
Chosen by Odin, half of those who die in combat travel to Valhalla upon death, led by valkyries, while the other half go to the goddess Freyja's field Fólkvangr. In Valhalla, the dead join the masses of those who have died in combat known as Einherjar, as well as various legendary Germanic heroes and kings, as they prepare to aid Odin during the events of Ragnarök. Before the hall stands the golden tree Glasir, and the hall's ceiling is thatched with golden shields. Various creatures live around Valhalla, such as the stag Eikþyrnir and the goat Heiðrún, both described as standing atop Valhalla and consuming the foliage of the tree Læraðr. Attestations[edit] Poetic Edda[edit] Grímnismál[edit] Helgakviða Hundingsbana II[edit] In stanza 38 of the poem Helgakviða Hundingsbana II, the hero Helgi Hundingsbane dies and goes to Valhalla.
Valhalla - Google Search. Vegvisir - A pure viking blog. Mythologie nordique. Un article de Wikipédia, l'encyclopédie libre. La mythologie nordique est l'ensemble des mythes provenant d'Europe du Nord (plus particulièrement de la Scandinavie et de l'Islande) à la base du système religieux polythéiste pratiqué dans ces régions au haut Moyen Âge avant leur christianisation. Il s'agit d'une variante régionale et historique de la plus vaste mythologie germanique.
Aujourd'hui cette mythologie est surtout associée aux Vikings qui ont exporté leurs croyances au-delà de la Scandinavie, on parle alors aussi de mythologie viking. La mythologie nordique met en scène un nombre important de divinités, de créatures fabuleuses et de héros. Pendant des siècles, les mythes nordiques étaient transmis oralement, notamment par la poésie scaldique qui éleva la narration d'épopées mythologiques en une expression artistique. Un certain nombre de ces poèmes mythologiques a été compilé au XIIIe siècle dans l'Edda poétique. Sources[modifier | modifier le code]