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I'm not sure that Odin should be called a "Viking" god. He (along with Thor and the rest of the "Norse" pantheon) existed in all pre-Christian Germanic religions as well (under the names Woden, Wotan, etc.). That Old English (Anglo-Saxon) incorporated their names into the names for days of the week, demonstrates that these gods were worshiped by more than just the Vikings. | I'm not sure that Odin should be called a "Viking" god. He (along with Thor and the rest of the "Norse" pantheon) existed in all pre-Christian Germanic religions as well (under the names Woden, Wotan, etc.). That Old English (Anglo-Saxon) incorporated their names into the names for days of the week, demonstrates that these gods were worshiped by more than just the Vikings. | ||
| − | On that related topic, I think only four, not six, days are named after Teutonic gods: Tuesday (Tyr, aka "Tiw" in Anglo-Saxon), Wednesday (Odin, aka "Wodnes" in Anglo Saxon), Thursday (Thor, aka "Thunor" in Anglo-Saxon) and Friday (Frigga, aka "Frige" in Anglo-Saxon). Saturday was named for Saturn, a Roman God. Sunday was named for the Sun. Monday was named for the Moon (there is some suggestion that Monday was named for the Anglo-Saxon god of the Moon, Mona, but the name for the god and the Moon were identical. The etymological sources I have available say the relevant origin is for the Moon. See, for example, the [http://www.etymonline.com/index.php?search=Monday&searchmode=none Online Etymology Dictionary Entry]. If anyone has access to the Oxford English Dictionary, it if usually taken as the definitive best source for such things. <font color=navy> [[User: JesusSaves|JesusSaves]] 17 March 2007 23:59 (EDT) </font> | + | On that related topic, I think only four, not six as stated in the entry for [[Viking]], days are named after Teutonic gods: Tuesday (Tyr, aka "Tiw" in Anglo-Saxon), Wednesday (Odin, aka "Wodnes" in Anglo Saxon), Thursday (Thor, aka "Thunor" in Anglo-Saxon) and Friday (Frigga, aka "Frige" in Anglo-Saxon). Saturday was named for Saturn, a Roman God. Sunday was named for the Sun. Monday was named for the Moon (there is some suggestion that Monday was named for the Anglo-Saxon god of the Moon, Mona, but the name for the god and the Moon were identical. The etymological sources I have available say the relevant origin is for the Moon. See, for example, the [http://www.etymonline.com/index.php?search=Monday&searchmode=none Online Etymology Dictionary Entry]. If anyone has access to the Oxford English Dictionary, it if usually taken as the definitive best source for such things. <font color=navy> [[User: JesusSaves|JesusSaves]] 17 March 2007 23:59 (EDT) </font> |
The term mythology should be replaced with religion. Those who follow the old Norse Pantheon are still around. | The term mythology should be replaced with religion. Those who follow the old Norse Pantheon are still around. | ||
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I'm not sure that Odin should be called a "Viking" god. He (along with Thor and the rest of the "Norse" pantheon) existed in all pre-Christian Germanic religions as well (under the names Woden, Wotan, etc.). That Old English (Anglo-Saxon) incorporated their names into the names for days of the week, demonstrates that these gods were worshiped by more than just the Vikings.
On that related topic, I think only four, not six as stated in the entry for Viking, days are named after Teutonic gods: Tuesday (Tyr, aka "Tiw" in Anglo-Saxon), Wednesday (Odin, aka "Wodnes" in Anglo Saxon), Thursday (Thor, aka "Thunor" in Anglo-Saxon) and Friday (Frigga, aka "Frige" in Anglo-Saxon). Saturday was named for Saturn, a Roman God. Sunday was named for the Sun. Monday was named for the Moon (there is some suggestion that Monday was named for the Anglo-Saxon god of the Moon, Mona, but the name for the god and the Moon were identical. The etymological sources I have available say the relevant origin is for the Moon. See, for example, the Online Etymology Dictionary Entry. If anyone has access to the Oxford English Dictionary, it if usually taken as the definitive best source for such things. JesusSaves 17 March 2007 23:59 (EDT)
The term mythology should be replaced with religion. Those who follow the old Norse Pantheon are still around.
