Ultimately all we think we know comes from an Icelandic politician who belonged to a different religion and was writing everything down 300 years after people stopped believing in this stuff. It’s entirely possible that the Norse people believed totally different things than we think they did
Yes!! Exactly, you are so right! Norse culture was oral for most of its history, and so much has been lost since those days. Also, Snorri's Edda was just a collection of what he thought were the most interesting stories for his (political and poetical) purposes. Which is why I am so open to modern reinterpretation rather than blindly following the "canon". It's what they would have done back then. Thank you for your comment, it gives so much to think about!
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Ultimately all we think we know comes from an Icelandic politician who belonged to a different religion and was writing everything down 300 years after people stopped believing in this stuff. It’s entirely possible that the Norse people believed totally different things than we think they did
Yes!! Exactly, you are so right! Norse culture was oral for most of its history, and so much has been lost since those days. Also, Snorri's Edda was just a collection of what he thought were the most interesting stories for his (political and poetical) purposes. Which is why I am so open to modern reinterpretation rather than blindly following the "canon". It's what they would have done back then. Thank you for your comment, it gives so much to think about!