Online - Odin, Thor and others - North Germanic Mythology
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Start :
19.11.2025 , 18:00 - 19:40 -
Course management :
Burkhard Bärner, MA
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Course fee :
€ 20,00 -
Course takes place online
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Course number:
25H9910002 -
Teaching units:
1x2 UE
Please bring along / Info:
These courses take place exclusively at fixed course times online via the VHS learning platform using video chat. You will need your own technical equipment and a stable internet connection.
In addition to the well-known deities such as Odin, Thor, Freya and Loki, dwarves, alves and giants are also part of the inventory of figures in North Germanic mythology, which has been handed down in texts such as the Edda.
What do these texts, written in the Middle Ages, tell us about the beliefs of the Scandinavians in pre-Christian times?
Was the Edda the 'Bible' of the Germanic peoples and was there such a thing as a (North) Germanic religion? This webinar will answer these questions and more.
What do these texts, written in the Middle Ages, tell us about the beliefs of the Scandinavians in pre-Christian times?
Was the Edda the 'Bible' of the Germanic peoples and was there such a thing as a (North) Germanic religion? This webinar will answer these questions and more.