Norse Mythology

Nordijska mitologija, mitologija je naroda sa skandinavskog polutotoka. Jedna je od manje poznatih mitologija, no uvelike zastupljena u popularnoj kulturi danas. O nordijskoj mitologiji najviše doznajemo iz izvora „Edda“ iz 13. stoljeća koji je napisao Snorri Sturrluson, skandinavski pjesnik i pisac toga doba. Zahvaljujući njemu, danas su nam poznate priče iz života bogova Odina, Thora, Lokija i ostalih božanstava panteona. No, poznate su nam i priče o stvaranju i svršetku svijeta koji nije zapravo svršetak već jedan novi početak. Tako zaključujemo kako se kod ove mitologije krug ponavlja, odnosno vrti uvijek iznova. Osim mnogih poznatih božanstava, nordijskoj mitologiji puna je i magičnih bića poput divova, patuljaka i vilenjaka te valkire, poznate po tome što svojim odabirom najhrabrijeg Vikinga odvode u Valhallu. Prema Eddi sve priče i događanja nalaze se u velikom jasenu, odnosno drvetu života poznatog pod imenom Yggdrasil.Norse mythology is the mythology of the people from the Scandinavian peninsula. It is one of the lesser-known mythologies, but it is largely represented in popular culture of today. About Norse mythology we find out the most from the 13th century source "Edda", written by Snorri Sturrluson, a Scandinavian poet and writer of that time. Thanks to him, today we are familiar with stories from the lives of the gods such as Odin, Thor, Loki, and the other deities of the pantheon. But we are also familiar of stories about the creation and the end of the world, which is not really the end, but only a new beginning. Thus, we can conclude that in this mythology the circle of life and death repeats or revolves again and again. In addition to many famous deities, Norse mythology is full of magical creatures like giants, dwarves and elves, and valkires, well-known for ledding to Valhalla the bravest Viking by their choice According to Edda, all the stories and events are held in a large ash tree, a tree of life known as Yggdras