Leaving the Christianity out is certainly a deliberate choice here then, not a matter of universal principle.
That's really interesting, thanks for sharing! (I continue to read your posts with interest, although I am too pressed for time to respond as much or often as I'd like.)
(but was not written until the 13th century and is not regarded as historical).
What I remember from my Old Norse days is that writing of texts of substantial length (so not runic inscriptions) was introduced during the Christianization period, and so all the Norse mythology we have written down, the Eddas and such, were written to preserve old myths that the authors' ancestors believed, and were not written by believers. That adds an extra filter between the pagan Norse beliefs and us.
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Date: 2025-05-17 12:22 am (UTC)That's really interesting, thanks for sharing! (I continue to read your posts with interest, although I am too pressed for time to respond as much or often as I'd like.)
(but was not written until the 13th century and is not regarded as historical).
What I remember from my Old Norse days is that writing of texts of substantial length (so not runic inscriptions) was introduced during the Christianization period, and so all the Norse mythology we have written down, the Eddas and such, were written to preserve old myths that the authors' ancestors believed, and were not written by believers. That adds an extra filter between the pagan Norse beliefs and us.