Description of several major characters in Norse (Scandanavian) Mythology, including Woden and Thor, and a brief look at the Ragnarok (end of the world).

The religion of the ancient Scandanavians varied greatly between different areas. Many beliefs were totally different from one town to the next, but they do share several main deities. Though worship of these may have varied as well, the main idea behind these major gods remained somewhat constant through time and distance. Odinn, or Woden, as he is more commonly known is the chief god in Norse mythology. His two ravens, Huginn and Muninn report …

…a dragon that will bear corpses in its wings as the only remnant of evil left (Turville-Petre 281). WORKS CITED Turvilee-Petre, E. O. G. Myth and Religion of the North: The Religion of Ancient Scandinavia. New York, Chicago, San Francisco: Holt Rinehart and Winston, 1964 "The Nordic Mythology..." Lulea University, Sweden. Online. http://www.luth.se/luth/present/sweden/history/gods "Norse Mythology." California Institute of Technology. Online. <http://www.ugcs.caltech.edu./~cherryne/myth.>