Norse mythology

Summary

Norse mythology is a mythology by ethnic group^[1]. It ranks in the top 3% of mythology_by_ethnic_group entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (13,232 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• Norse mythology is identified as part of the Vikings ethnic group^[3].
• Norse mythology's instance of is recorded as mythology by ethnic group^[4].
• Norse mythology's instance of is recorded as concept about Norse culture^[5].
• Norse mythology is a type of Germanic mythology^[6].
• Norse mythology is part of norse lore^[7].
• Norse mythology's Commons category is recorded as Norse mythology^[8].
• Norse mythology comprises Æsir^[9].
• Norse mythology comprises Vanir^[10].
• Norse mythology comprises Jötnar^[11].
• Norse mythology comprises Ásynjur^[12].
• Norse mythology comprises Norse dwarves^[13].
• Norse mythology comprises Norse cosmology^[14].
• Norse mythology comprises Finnish mythology^[15].
• Norse mythology comprises Jörð^[16].
• Norse mythology comprises Níðhöggr^[17].
• Norse mythology comprises Æsir–Vanir War^[18].
• Norse mythology's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Norse mythology^[19].
• Norse mythology's described by source is recorded as Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary^[20].
• Norse mythology's described by source is recorded as Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary^[21].
• Norse mythology's described by source is recorded as Metropolitan Museum of Art Tagging Vocabulary^[22].
• Norse mythology's described by source is recorded as Edda^[23].
• Norse mythology's partially coincident with is recorded as Nordic folklore^[24].
• Norse mythology's topic has template is recorded as Template:Norse paganism footer^[25].
• Norse mythology's culture is recorded as Norse culture^[26].
• Norse mythology's on focus list of Wikimedia project is recorded as Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4^[27].

Body

Definition and Type

Recorded instance of include mythology by ethnic group^[4] and concept about Norse culture^[5]. Norse mythology is a type of Germanic mythology^[6].

Use and Application

Components include Æsir^[9], a Norse mythical group of characters^[28]; Vanir^[10], a grouping of characters in Norse mythology^[29]; Jötnar^[11], a Norse mythical group of characters^[30]; Ásynjur^[12]; Norse dwarves^[13], a fictional humanoid species^[31]; and Norse cosmology^[14], a mythological cosmology^[32]. It is part of norse lore^[7].

Why It Matters

Norse mythology ranks in the top 3% of mythology_by_ethnic_group entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (13,232 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[33] It is known by 82 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[34]