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Been going through the norse mythology articles and realized it's much harder to look up these things than it should be, would it be possible to get some listings added here?12.73.194.130 (talk)05:52, 7 May 2011 (UTC)[reply]
This template is really cool. However the problem is that gods likeThor andFreya are not only Norse but Germanic mythology as well. Somehow a better solution needs to be found to reflect that as well, because creating two separate templates would be a bit tedious and could clutter articles... any solutions?Gryffindor23:50, 22 November 2005 (UTC)[reply]
Should "Later influence" link toNorse mythological influences on later literature or toNorse mythology in popular culture?Sigo22:28, 4 March 2007 (UTC)[reply]
I'm the one who made the change, and I did it primarily for better technical accuracy. The current title would imply that the religion was not only:
And in all truthfulness, neither of these are true. "Germanic" is an umbrella term, used to cover all non-Celtic/Gaelic, non-Slavic, non-Greco/Roman peoples of ancient Europe. These people include the Anglo-Saxons/English, the Norse (Scandinavians), the continental Germans (Saxons, Alemanni, Ostrogoths, Visigoths), the Vandals of northern Africa, the Dutch, Frisians, and so forth.
During ancient times, this faith applied toall of these peoples, over various periods of time.
Next, the term "mythology" is inaccurate today, due to the reconstructionist revival movements who are intent on reviving the ancient faith... which includes the biggest label name currently in use by practicing members, "Ásatrú." And as a final point for using "Heathenry," this was a genuine ancient term, as theOld English word for a practicing member washǣðen. I'm a Heathen, and I speak Old English. I know what I'm talking about.
I'll leave the title as it is for now, in order to give people enough time to see my message about it on this discussion page. The faith is not unique to the Norse only (most people only interpret it that way, due to the fact that mostwritten sources come from the Norse and Icelanders), but it being labeled as(unpracticed) "mythology" is also inaccurate. Thisis an encyclopedia... let's keep things accurate.
Ƿōdenhelm (talk)03:55, 12 February 2008 (UTC)[reply]
This might be helpful for people looking for this information—Precedingunsigned comment added by24.190.34.219 (talk)20:42, 3 October 2009 (UTC)[reply]
I have now made this change, based on the texts and the considerable body of scholarship about the Æsir-Vanir war and the distinction between them. This distinction has also been called into question, but the grouping remains useful and it doesn't matter in that respect that it only has 3 confirmed members. I also think this is more appropriate than a separate Vanir template.Yngvadottir (talk)18:43, 12 February 2013 (UTC)[reply]
Over (at least) the last several months, this template has been the target of the addition of "demons" and some other inaccurate tomfoolery. Please revert on sight. Thank you.:bloodofox: (talk)02:34, 10 August 2010 (UTC)[reply]
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In the list of the gods, Freyr is listed among the Aesir gods. He is of the Vanir gods, as is stated in the second paragraph of his entry on wikipedia. The peaceful, agrarian focused gods were Vanir deities, and the warlike, conquering deities were the first generation of the Aesir. (Subsequent generations of the Aesir produced more peaceful deities, such as Baldur, primarily because of intermarriages with the Vanir.)
Chainkill (talk)16:20, 17 November 2010 (UTC)[reply]
Not done: per comment above. -Atmoz (talk)15:22, 18 November 2010 (UTC)[reply]In the template (at the bottom) "Asatru" is used, though that link links toGermanic Neopaganism. Would it not be appropriate to use Germanic Neopaganism instead in the template then? -Cilibinarii (talk)09:56, 10 July 2011 (UTC)[reply]
Could someone addLíf and Lífþrasir in the Others section of the template.— Precedingunsigned comment added by47.54.65.37 (talk)19:42, 8 June 2015 (UTC)[reply]
I found that both Æsir and Ásynjur link to the article Æsir in the template, which confuses me. Is it supposed to be like that?99.199.50.44 (talk)04:54, 10 September 2015 (UTC)[reply]
TheValkyrie,Mimir (knowledge) are Vanir (it is believed that there arePriests, Bragdil andAstarus are known to side with them)
TheValkyrie,Mimir (knowledge) are Vanir (it is believed that there arePriests, Bragdil andAstarus are known to side with them)--Blackinlaygold99999999999999999999999 (talk)03:55, 26 January 2016 (UTC)[reply]
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Add Myrkviðr, which already has a Wikipedia page, to the "other locations" area.67.2.179.187 (talk)15:58, 11 March 2018 (UTC)[reply]
Does anyone know how to transder the Navbox Norse Mythology uses (or get the code even). I want to use it, but I don't know how to get it. (218.215.22.243 (talk)13:23, 16 May 2018 (UTC))[reply]
I think Thor's name should be in english, like Odin's name is.Michael May II (talk)20:42, 27 February 2020 (UTC)[reply]
Heidr the völva was listed under "locations", i don't understand maybe its an mistake.LucySky (talk)10:43, 5 February 2021 (UTC)[reply]
There seems to be some disorganisation in the box, as exemplified by the Vanir-Aesir distinction above, but other more subtle ones are still present, like listing Laufey as a giantess while the article points out she was numbered among the ásynjur.177.47.49.23 (talk)18:21, 9 April 2021 (UTC)[reply]
