goðafræði
Goðafræði refers to the study of Norse mythology. This encompasses the religious beliefs, myths, and legends of the North Germanic peoples, primarily from the Viking Age. The core of Norse mythology revolves around a pantheon of gods, chief among them Odin, the Allfather, and his sons Thor, the god of thunder, and Baldr, the god of light. These deities inhabit Asgard, one of the Nine Worlds connected by the world tree Yggdrasil.
The myths describe the creation of the world from the body of the giant Ymir, and the
Sources for understanding goðafræði are primarily literary, with the Poetic Edda and the Prose Edda being the