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Started in Scandinavia, Norway, Sweden and Denmark
Thor, Odin, Freyja, Skaoi, Njoror and Loki.
"This religion was animistic (the attribution of a soul to flora, fauna and inanimate objects), polytheistic (the worship of multiple Gods), pantheistic (the universe is a manifestation of the deities) and held a cyclical view of time."

Norse mythology consists of nine worlds that all surround a central cosmological tree, Yggdrasil.
Gods reside in the heavenly realm of Asgard, humanity inhabits Midgard, and the other worlds are inhabited by beings such as elves, giants and dwarves.
Humanity was created from the flesh of Ymir, a primordial being and the first two humans Ask and Embla were born.

Thor is portrayed as a valiant defender of humanity with his hammer Mjolnir, and laying waste to jotnar who are foes of the gods and humanity.
Loki is the trickster God, often referred to as a shapeshifter, who is responsible for conflict and turmoil amongst the Gods and humanity.
Odin is frequently mentioned in surviving texts, portrayed as one eyed with a wolf and a raven flanking him, he pursues knowledge throughout the worlds. In a selfless act, Odin hangs himself on Yggdrasil to gain knowledge of the runic alphabet, which he then passed on to humanity. Odin is also the ruler of Valhalla, the Viking comparison of heaven and thus he is often associated with death.