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Germanic mythology refers to:
  • any myths associated with historical Germanic paganism
    Germanic paganism

    Germanic paganism refers to the religion beliefs of the Germanic peoples preceding Christianization. The best documented version of the Germanic pagan religions is 10th and 11th century Norse paganism, though other information can be found from Anglo-Saxon paganism and Continental Germanic mythology....
  • Norse mythology
    Norse mythology

    Norse, Viking or Scandinavian mythology comprises the beliefs, myths and legends of the Norse paganism of the North Germanic language people, including those who settled on Faroe Islands and Iceland, where most of the written sources for Norse mythology were assembled....
  • Continental Germanic mythology
  • Anglo-Saxon mythology
  • Germanic folklore
    Germanic folklore

    Germanic folklore is recorded folklore of the Germanic speaking peoples. It is often used as a starting point for the reconstruction of a Common Germanic mythology:...
     (disambiguation)


See also

  • Common Germanic deities
    Common Germanic deities

    The article lists deity and goddesses that may be reconstructed for Proto-Germanic or Common Germanic Migration period Germanic paganism, or which figure in both West and North Germanic mythology; See Norse deities, Anglo-Saxon and German deities for deities particular to one of these traditions....