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Old Norse religion

historical religious tradition practiced by North Germanic peoples
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Summary

Old Norse religion is a concept about Norse culture[1]. It draws 1,511 Wikipedia views per month (concept_about_norse_culture category, ranking #1 of 4).[2]

Key Facts

  • Old Norse religion's instance of is recorded as concept about Norse culture[3].
  • Old Norse religion is a type of Germanic paganism[4].
  • Old Norse religion is a type of Nordic paganism[5].
  • Old Norse religion is part of norse lore[6].
  • Old Norse religion's Commons category is recorded as Norse paganism[7].
  • Old Norse religion's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Norse paganism[8].
  • Old Norse religion's has characteristic is recorded as reincarnation[9].
  • Old Norse religion's different from is recorded as modern Asatru[10].
  • Old Norse religion's culture is recorded as Norse culture[11].

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Definition and Type

Old Norse religion's instance of is recorded as concept about Norse culture[3]. Recorded subclass of include Germanic paganism[4] and Nordic paganism[5].

Use and Application

Old Norse religion is part of norse lore[6].

Why It Matters

Old Norse religion draws 1,511 Wikipedia views per month (concept_about_norse_culture category, ranking #1 of 4).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 17 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[12] It is known by 48 alternative names across languages and contexts.[13]

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References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . Cassell's Dictionary of Norse Myth & Legend (2002 edition). wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [12] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [13] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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Edit History

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  1. 12d ago · MsynBot bot · 2026-10-06 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Sitelink count → 30
    Wikipedia languages → ['ar', 'ast', 'br', 'ca', 'cs', 'da', 'de', 'en', 'eo', 'es', 'fa', 'fi', 'fr',
    Claims rich → —
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ add badge sitelink to redirect to ruwiki sitelink; see [[Wikidata:Sitelinks to redirects]] for details #msynbotTask10"
  2. 18w ago · Jindřich Rubeš · 2026-06-11 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Svkkl authority id → 0429001-severske-nabozenstvi
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ Svkkl authority id: 0429001-severske-nabozenstvi, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/259492|batch #259492]]"
  3. 19w ago · Breogan2008 · 2026-06-04 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Image → Thor's hammer, Skåne.svg
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ Image: Thor's hammer, Skåne.svg"
  4. 20w ago · Valtaisa varpunen · 2026-05-30 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Has characteristic → reincarnation
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ Has characteristic: reincarnation"
  5. 22w ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-17 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Aliases → —
    Topic's main category → Category:Norse paganism
    Culture → Norse culture
    Subclass of → —
    + 6 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-update-qualifiers:1||1|10 */ Yso id: 39392, mv to monolingual text names on YSO statements"
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