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Eddas were poems about Norse heroes, goddesses, and gods going back to the Heathen Period, written down from the archaic oral tradition, they were the main Holy Text of the Elder Troth. There were two Eddas. The first Edda was known as the Sćmundar-Edda, or the Elder Edda. This Edda was the Poetic Edda because it was a compilation of old Eddaic Poems. One of the primary foundations for Norse Mythology was the The Hávamál which was part of this Edda and also a primary source for culling the Nine Noble Virtues. The text of the second Edda was known as the Snorra Edda, or the Younger Edda. This Prose Edda was written by Snorri Sturluson around 1220 because he wanted to preserve the art of skaldic poetry.
The Snorra Edda was meant to
be a guide for skalds on how to tell reference stories about the goddesses and
gods.
According to the Mythos the Aesir were a tribe of goddesses and gods that included the gods of air and fire: Odin, Thor, and Tyr, in contrast to the tribe of goddesses and gods of earth and water, the Vanir: Freyr, Freya, and Njord. Sometimes this term was used as a general reference term for all the deities. An ancient battle between the Aesir and the Vanir ended in a draw. Drinking Horns have been used by Heathens for Blót rituals and Sumble since ancient times. The horn was a male/female symbol since it was both a container and a weapon. The horns symbolized the Poets' Mead, Odroerir, won by Odin and the source of his gift of poetic inspiration. A giant ox that once roamed the forests of Europe, the aurochs, extinct since 1700 C.E, was a favorite source for drinking horns.
An Earth based faith,
Heathenry Heathen Ásatrú mythos included the belief that they were the offspring of the union of
the Sky Father and the Earth Mother and lived in one of the Nine Worlds,
Midgard. The Heathenry Heathen Ásatrú goddesses and gods resided in Asgard, the
uppermost world...
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