Nordic People Beliefs

Nordic people are individuals in which originated from the northern countries of Scandinavia which include; Norway, Denmark and Sweden, hence their name Norsemen. Between the years 793-1066 AD, Norsemen had conducted various raids in which in their minds, was a normal and necessary consequence that had occurred due to their religious beliefs and expanding society at the time. They had believed that raiding was very discrete compared to theft which was ‘Abhorrent’, thus led to their common name which was developed over time, ‘The Vikings’, also known as ‘Vikingr’ meaning the person traveling for adventure. As well as being known for their commencement of raids, the Vikings had other various talents such as farming, being merchants, craftsmen/Arts

The beliefs of the Nordic people are of elements concerning their life and have therefore impacted their view of natural surroundings. Thor is an eminent god as he is the Norse god of thunder, who was almighty due to his possession of the weapon ‘Mjollnir’. Nordic people’s beliefs towards the climate of their habitat, and the reasoning for the weather occurrences, have been influenced by some beliefs regarding Thor. Thor is stubborn and masculine god, who was a warrior in which defended the Aesir gods as well their dwelling, Asgard from the violation of other gods. The Nordic people (Vikings), believed that during a thunderstorm, Thor would be riding his chariot which was pulled by goats, and whenever he had thrown his hammer Mjollnir, lighting would strike. This belief in which Nordic people had believed in centres around the concept of fire as through the occurrence of thunder, it would result in cracking the earth and therefore end in volcanic activity. Through the concept of fire, this element reflects the beliefs of Nordic people as Mjollnir is a symbol of lightning, in which through the process of occurring cracks the earth and results in volcanic activity which relates to the idea of