Fire And Ice: Norse Mythology Explained

The Norse religion was based on a set of beliefs common to northern Europe at the time. The Germanic tribes that made up the Anglo-Saxons shared many of the same beliefs that the Scandinavian Vikings held; their creation story was similar and their gods were the same in all but name.
The attributes of these deities reflect the important parts of contemporary life in the Dark Ages, consequently the study of Norse myths and stories has yielded a wealth of information about the time.