Do you think norse mythology can be reclaimed - Forum

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and adapted to today's world, or is it too tainted by e.g. nazi usage in recent\current times?

It's a tiny fraction of people who still uphold an active belief in norse mythology worldwide today. Many considered it dead after the Nordic countries got Christianized around year thousand. It is misused by nazists, but it still has a lot of individuals practicing or indulging in it as a culture, belief, a return to older traditions of the land. It is far from a culture without faults and atrocities historically, but that being primarily old history (looking away from nazi misuse), the possibility to adapt it and keepsake the good sides that are relevant to today's world is a real option. What we know about Norse mythology today is pieces of many different expressions and remains of the culture. While it is presented as more of one, overall, common thing, it realistically varied much more internally even though overall values stayed the same.

Please, stay civil. Thank you.

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Edit: It doesn't even have to be Norse, just generally old nordic knowledge.

Edit2: I know those words ain't the same, and yes, I'm confusing myself but I just got across this and I need to hear your thoughts.

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Hufsa wrote:
Wait used by nazis?? never heard of that damn.

i love norse mythology, its so interesting to read n learn about it. ofc im a norwegian so it sorta comes with the territory i suppose?
and norrøn literature too.

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Rotte wrote:
I mean the option is always there right? I could imagine if people outside the scandinavian countries, start exploring their roots in the Nordic countries, some might take that up, who knows. I think it's as big as it's gonna get, withing the nordic countries already thought.

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Wait used by nazis?? never heard of that damn.

i love norse mythology, its so interesting to read n learn about it. ofc im a norwegian so it sorta comes with the territory i suppose?
and norrøn literature too.

Yeah, Norse mythology was heavily used by the nazists and is still used by neonazists today. They weponized it as an idol, especially the idea of strength and being a warrior.

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Angelica wrote:
I mean the option is always there right? I could imagine if people outside the scandinavian countries, start exploring their roots in the Nordic countries, some might take that up, who knows. I think it's as big as it's gonna get, withing the nordic countries already thought.

There's a lot of U.S. descendants from Nordic\Scandinavian immigrants that do practice Asatru, or at least identify with their Nordic\Scandinavian roots through Norse mythology today.

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DEITY wrote:
I don't know too much about it but I think it's so sad it kind of disappeared from Sweden atleast due to christianty being forced upon our people. It's actually so tragic imo ??? like what the fuck

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absintjente wrote:
i think the heavy connection w neonazism is v american, as those of us who are nordic actually have historic and cultural ties to åsatru outside of (neo)nazism.

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Raquelle wrote:
I think it’s super interesting, finnish mythology too
sad to see it used in bad things
both are used a lot in metal music which is a culture i am very into
and it’s nice
though there is a nazi problem there too

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Imani wrote:
I mean it's not impossible, but I don't think the nazi thing is the problem

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Imani wrote:
I mean it's not impossible, but I don't think the nazi thing is the problem

What do you think is the problem?

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Nesta wrote:

Wait used by nazis?? never heard of that damn.

i love norse mythology, its so interesting to read n learn about it. ofc im a norwegian so it sorta comes with the territory i suppose?
and norrøn literature too.

Yeah, Norse mythology was heavily used by the nazists and is still used by neonazists today. They weponized it as an idol, especially the idea of strength and being a warrior.

shit i didnt know
thats disgusting //:

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Waifu wrote:
I don't know too much about it but I think it's so sad it kind of disappeared from Sweden atleast due to christianty being forced upon our people. It's actually so tragic imo ??? like what the fuck

Yeah, that is a hill I will fume on as well.

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Also since i made this topic I've come to two important specifications that I did not make in the op, but to keep it simpler, I'll keep them out atm and instead keep this as a wider discussion.

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Versailles wrote:
I thought like viking and old nordic religions are all good and very little associated with neo nazi. Like there's so many norwegians who's big interest in viking stuff, roleplay etc and vikingmesse, nothing with problematic idelogy to do.