Abstract:
Germanic mythology was a religion practiced in the Scandinavian region before the area was converted to Christianity. It was a belief system that was integrated into the culture and based on oral stories and general practices more than a ritualized system of worship. The recorded Norse myths were not written until after the conversion to Christianity, so influence from the new religion can be interpreted in the stories; nonetheless, one can also ascertain the important elements of the mythology from said tales. The religion of the Teutonic people reflected their lives and lifestyles.The way of life for the Germanic people was and still is integrated into the character of their culture. When Christianity came to be accepted in the area, the Teutons did not fully give in to the values imposed by the church, but instead created a Germanic version of Christianity that maintained some of the Norse people's core values. An original version of Christianity arose in the North that found itself often in conflict with the Roman Church. The character of the Scandinavians, seen in their heathen religion, permeated and reshaped Christianity until it reached the Protestantism that is known today.
