What Is Norse Mythology?
Norse mythology refers to the ancient belief system of the Norse and Germanic peoples. These stories were passed down orally for centuries before they were finally written down in texts like the Poetic Edda and Prose Edda in medieval Iceland.
These myths introduced the world to gods like Odin, Thor, Freya, and Loki—as well as epic concepts like Yggdrasil (the World Tree), Valhalla, Ragnarök, and the Nine Realms.