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  2. Norse rituals - Wikipedia

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    Norse religious worship is the traditional religious rituals practiced by Norse pagans in Scandinavia in pre-Christian times. Norse religion was a folk religion (as opposed to an organized religion), and its main purpose was the survival and regeneration of society.

  3. Childhood in the Viking Age - Wikipedia

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    Viking Age children were often granted freedom and agency to do as they wished, so long as it did not damage the honor of the family. Sons were allowed to choose their own life path-whether they wanted to be a farmer, a warrior, a trader, etc. and daughters usually had a say in who they were to marry, despite marriage largely being a matter of negotiation between families.

  4. Nordic folklore - Wikipedia

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    Tróndur was a powerful Viking chieftain who lived in the Faroe Islands during the 9th century. According to legend, Tróndur was killed by a Christian missionary named Sigmundur Brestisson, who had come to the islands to spread Christianity. Tróndur's legacy lives on in Faroese folklore, where he is often portrayed as a tragic hero.

  5. Viking art - Wikipedia

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    Gold jewellery from the 10th century Hiddensee treasure, mixing Norse pagan and Christian symbols. Pair of "tortoise brooches," which were worn by married Viking women. Viking art, also known commonly as Norse art, is a term widely accepted for the art of Scandinavian Norsemen and Viking settlements further afield—particularly in the British Isles and Iceland—during the Viking Age of the ...

  6. Groom Shocked by Bride's Red Wedding Dress — and His ... - AOL

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    Tyler and Amanda Dufford had a "Victorian, Gothic, Viking-esque" wedding on Oct. 19. In a viral TikTok, the 31-year-old-groom has a priceless reaction to seeing his 32-year-old bride walk down the ...

  7. Bedding ceremony - Wikipedia

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    A satirical cartoon by Isaac Cruikshank of Princess Charlotte and Prince Frederick being led to bed by a party including her parents, King George III and Queen Charlotte. The bedding ceremony refers to the wedding custom of putting the newlywed couple together in the marital bed in front of numerous witnesses, usually family, friends, and neighbors, thereby completing the marriage.

  8. Germanic paganism - Wikipedia

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    The altars depict three women in non-Roman dress. [176] About half of serving matronae altars can be identified as Germanic because of their bynames ; other have Latin or Celtic bynames. [ 175 ] The bynames are often connected to a place or ethnic group, but a number are associated with water, [ 177 ] and many of them seem to indicate a giving ...

  9. An inside look at an ultra-Orthodox wedding in Israel

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    Fascinating photos from a traditional Orthodox Jewish wedding showcase the religion's unique and ultra-Orthodox traditions. The wedding was a huge spectacle with the groom being a grandson of a ...