What is the Norse Mythology Heaven?
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Valhalla (Old Norse Valhöll, "Hall of the slain") is Odin's hall in Norse mythology, the home for those slain gloriously in battle, (known as Einherjar), who are welcomed by Bragi and escorted to Valhalla by the valkyries. It has five hundred and forty doors, walls made of spears, a roof made of shields and benches covered with breastplates. It is said that there is room enough for all those chosen. Here, every day, the slain warriors who will assist Odin in Ragnarök, the gods' final conflict with the giants, arm themselves for battle, and ride forth by the thousands to engage in mock combat on the plains of Asgard. At night they return to Valhalla to feast on roasted boar and drink intoxicating mead. Those who do not get to Valhalla end up in the home of the dead (Hel), a place beneath the underworld (Niflheim), or one of various other places. Those who are lost at sea, for example, are taken to Ægir's hall at the bottom of the sea.\n\nIn addition to the valkyries and the Einherjar a rooster named Gullinkambi lives there.\n\nIn Beowulf it is called the shining citadel.\n\nThe English word 'hell' comes from the Teutonic 'Hel', which originally meant "to cover" and later referred to the goddess of the Norse underworld, Hel. Compare Anglo-Saxon helan and Latin celare = "to hide".\n\nValhalla is a 19th century English mistranslation of the singular Valhöll into a genitival plural form. A more literally correct English translation is Val-hall, but Valhalla is by far the more common form in general use.
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Awesome question.  God and his pantheon.  Awesome!
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It is a Goddess of Youth not a God, she is Idunn or Iduna She lived in Asgard and possessed magical Apples, by eating the gods never grew old.Born of Flowers, like the Welsh Blodeuwedd, Wife of Bragi, God of Poetry - Festivals 3rd and 21st March
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Myth. What someone would call their Paradise!
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:) Isn't it great to see how much Christianity is Pagan?\n\nDon't forget the Holy Water (Water), Candles (Fire), Incense (Air), and Eucharist (Earth) used at Catholic Masses. Oh, lookie there, all the Alchemical Elements that have always been used by Pagans!\n\nAlso, the entire Rainbow means God's keeping a promise... Hera had a Winged Goddess go across the sky with a bowl and dump out the contents -- a rainbow -- whenever the Gods kept a promise with the people.\n\nDon't forget Osiris, who came back from the dead.\n\nHell was named after Hel, the Norse Goddess of the Underworld.\n\nSatan was created based on how Pan was supposed to look.\n\nJesus was "born" on December 25th... around the time of Yule/Saturnalia, thus making it easier for Pagans to convert. However, based on Astrology, they said Jesus would be an Aries, meaning he was born sometime in April... around the middle.\n\n"Easter". Funny, spelt just like Ester, the Goddess whom is celebrated on Ostara, about March 23rd. Which is about when EASTER is celebrated.\n\n:3 Heehee. Silly Christians. Your stories are for Pagans!\n\nNote: Paganism first came about in 10000 BCE, and Zoroastrianism (first monotheistic religion) came about in 5000 BCE.\n\nTo davlynark: Your Jehovah wasn't even around at that time. Pick up a history book. You learn about the people from the Ice Age. They were Pagan. You keep learning about Pagans, too, for such a long time. Think for a change, won't you?\n\n- 16 yo Pagan
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I do not believe that heaven exists as a place that you go after you die.  I think that Heaven is a myth based on a desparate desire for people to live forever, like gods, which is part of almost every religion and has been for thousands of years.  \n\nThere is nothing new about wanting eternal life and a semblance of omnicience.  Power and knowledge are the two things that humans want more than anything, so it makes sense taht we would create a myth which involves us living forever and gaining a deep understanding of the universe after we die.
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Why is this question in the mythology section?\n\nI recomend a search engine.
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"Although many sources say that kissing under the mistletoe is a purely English custom, there's another, more charming explanation for its origin that extends back into Norse mythology. It's the story of a loving, if overprotective, mother.\n\nThe Norse god Balder was the best loved of all the gods. His mother was Frigga, goddess of love and beauty. She loved her son so much that she wanted to make sure no harm would come to him. So she went through the world, securing promises from everything that sprang from the four elements--fire, water, air, and earth--that they would not harm her beloved Balder.\n\nLeave it to Loki, a sly, evil spirit, to find the loophole. The loophole was mistletoe. He made an arrow from its wood. To make the prank even nastier, he took the arrow to Hoder, Balder's brother, who was blind. Guiding Holder's hand, Loki directed the arrow at Balder's heart, and he fell dead.\n\nFrigga's tears became the mistletoe's white berries. In the version of the story with a happy ending, Balder is restored to life, and Frigga is so grateful that she reverses the reputation of the offending plant--making it a symbol of love and promising to bestow a kiss upon anyone who passes under it. "
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I think their talking about two different gods.
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Ancient Romans believed that mistletoe had the magic power of peace. If opposing soldiers met under a mistletoe covered tree they would temporarily put down their weapons and declare peace for the day. In later times, in both England and Scandinavia, it was customary to hang mistletoe over doorways. Anyone who passed under supposedly came in peace and was greeted in a friendly manner, perhaps with a kiss. This probably accounts for the current custom of kissing under the mistletoe,\n\nOne Scandinavian legend states that Loki, the god of destruction, killed Baldur, the god of peace, by shooting him with an arrow made from mistletoe. Other gods and goddesses were saddened by Baldur's death and asked that his life be restored, which it was. In appreciation, his mother, Frigga, hung up the mistletoe and promised to kiss all who passed under it. Because of this, mistletoe became the symbol of both forgiveness and love.
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norse culture believes the earth was created from a tree of life.  Native american believes our world is the 4th one in existence which is kind of neat.  and buddists don't care where we came from just how to get rid of pain.  And shinto believes the sun spirit or kami is responsable for creating the earth from a bath.  So many different tales out there that aren't christian just do a google search for them.
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Angels are from Heaven and fairies are mythical creatures(fairies do not exist)
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It's a viking legend from a very long time ago. You can read it in the Poetic Edda or the Prose Edda (both are Viking collections of myths, legends and other stories) or the Volsunga saga (I think that might just be part of the Prose Edda but I'm not sure).\n\nSome versions are different from others but the basic plotline is that Siegfried (called Sigurd in some versions) is the son of Sieglinda and Siegmund (who were siblings but didn't know it). Siegmund dies in a swordfight against Sieglinda's husband before Siegfried is born and Sieglinda runs off into the forest to escape her husband who is incredibly pissed (he also doesn't know the two were siblings). Siegfried is born shortly after, Sieglinda dies after a few days and Siegfried is raised by this dwarf guy Regin (called Mime in some works). Regin is a blacksmith and teaches Siegfried how to make swords and stuff like that. Eventually, Siegfried reforges his father's sword (which was originally a gift from the god Odin) and uses it (at Regin's request) to kill a dragon who guards a masive treasure hoard. Siegfried gets covered in the dragon's blood, which makes him invincible. Regin then cooks the dragon's heart, intending to eat it and make himself able to understand what the birds are saying but Siegfried eats part of it and the birds tell him that Regin intends to kill him and take the treasure for himself, including a magic ring that drops piece on gold every night, thus making the owner incredibly wealthy and a magic helmet that makes the wearer look however he wants or be invisible. Siegfried kills Regin and then the birds lead him to a beautifull princess named Brunhilda who is sleeping inside a ring of enchanted fire. He walks through the fire, kisses the princess and she wakes up and they live happily ever after.\nAt least untill he introduces Brunhilda to his friend Gunther. Gunther falls in love with Brunhilda and soon after, Gunther's sister, Gudrune, falls in love with Siegfried and mixes a love potion into his drink one night. Brunhilda is still in love with Siegfried but marries Gunther by defaulft after Siegfried weds Gudrune.\nAt this point it looks like everyone should live happily ever after. But Brunhilda is very pissed at Siegfried for not marrying her and bribes Hagen (Gunther and Gudrune's half-brother and not a very reputable man) to assassinate Siegfried and make it look like an accident. On their next hunting trip, Hagen sticks a spear in the one spot on Siegfried's back that the dragon blood missed.
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Probably not a great deal.  They do tell us that the Vikings arrived in North America and spent some time at various locations, one of them being in Lanse aux Meadows, in Newfoundland, Canada.  \n\nThey have some similarities to the myths and stories of various cultures - for example, there is a creation story.\n\nHere are a few interesting links.
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it is based on the norse path.   you can learn more at www.asatrualliance.com   or http://www.runestone.org/flash/home.html    or\nhttp://www.lokis-mythologie.de/odinmehr.php\n  good hunting
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God with a capital is God, the Holy One.\n\ngod with no capital is pagan gods. It refers to other things people worshiped. Like the golden calf, statues,etc...
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Olav Tryggvason came from England with many ships and men in the summer of AD 995. He came to claim the throne of Norway and to bring Christianity to the country\n\n\nThe conversion of Iceland to Christianity was formalized at the Althing in the year 1000.\n\nThe Swedes were the last to convert, even though a Christian church was built there as early as 829. By the 11th century, with Denmark and Norway both Christian, and with the Germans expanding along the southern shore of the Baltic Sea, more and more pressure was brought to bear on the Swedish pagans. Rather than a sudden conversion as in Denmark, or the imposition of the faith from the top down, as in Norway, the Swedish people converted only very gradually, and it was not until well into the 12th century that there were no more kings or great nobles who worshipped the old gods.