European mythologies

Gods vs. goddesses
Deities in Elder Europe

Just imagination and entertainment?
Myths - what ARE they?

Tor vs. Christ
The clash of old vs. new beliefs

Sun gods and world eggs
Creation myths from around the world

Northern societies and ideas

Helpers and daily assistants

Stone and wood

Mythical influence on arts and handicrafts


Finn and Sami myths


Common helpers Daily deities

Meeting dwarfs, elves, spirits and other mystical beings while roaming about was a common occurrence in earlier times. We know that folk in the era of the Vikings viewed the forces of nature as powers to be reckoned with. People made sacrifices to these forces, and these beliefs survived long after the advent of Christianity. Folk belief of underworlders living side-by-side with humans have survived all the way up to the present. Read more about this!    

Blöot and sacrifices
Sacrifice to the Old Norse Gods. How the Sagas describe these practices.

Vikings and death A very thorough introduction to how people imagined death and the hereafter.


History's afterlife beliefs

Religious Traditions of the Afterlife

Death And The Afterlife (Egypt)

The Tibetan Book of the Dead

The Same Old Life in the Afterlife?-- Chinese Concepts of Heaven

Elves in modern Iceland A very interesting story of how people in modern Iceland still believe in subterranean dwellers, and how this f.ex. cause problem with roadbuilding.
The Sea Spirit - The Tarn Dweller - Forest Trolls

The Norwegian artist Theodor Kittelsen made a number of spooky and eerie drawings of beings from folktales and superstition. Take a look!

Odin’s home page


These are fine examples of sites that bring information on these beings from our mystical past.
All is not 100% serious, but a fun and rewarding read:


Here Be Dragons! - Legendary Animals - Frodo’s Mermaid Links

Fairies

Mythology and Folklore

Folk and Fairy Tales


Askeladden's interactive adventure

    

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