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Norse Tradition

Norse Tradition proper noun: the religion of Heathenry, a modern faith inspired by the ancient pagan beliefs of the Germanic tribes, Anglo-Saxons and Norse peoples.

Proper noun

Norse Tradition

  1. (Germanic) The religion of Heathenry, a modern faith inspired by the ancient pagan beliefs of the Germanic tribes, Anglo-Saxons and Norse peoples.
    • Norse Tradition is another similar term, but instead of being too broad, it[']s too narrow.1997 Pagan Dawn issue 125 (Pagan magazine), Call us Heathens, Arlea Anschutz and Steven Hunt.
    • The Norse Tradition, sometimes known as Odinism (after its chief god Odin), sometimes called Northern Tradition (as in Northern Europe) or Asatru (from the words meaning 'a faith in the Gods') is attractive today for many of the reasons for which it was followed long ago.1998 The Norse Tradition a beginners guide, Pete Jennings, Headway, →ISBN, page 1.

Questions about Norse Tradition

What does Norse Tradition mean?
Norse Tradition means the religion of Heathenry, a modern faith inspired by the ancient pagan beliefs of the Germanic tribes, Anglo-Saxons and Norse peoples.
What part of speech is Norse Tradition?
Norse Tradition is a proper noun.

Words near Norse Tradition in the dictionary

  1. Norroys
  2. norry
  3. Norrys
  4. nors
  5. Norse
  6. Norse Tradition
  7. Norse-American
  8. Norse-Gaelic
  9. norsel
  10. Norseland
  11. Norselander

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