book of old days

Chapter 66 The Historical Evolution of Nord Mythology

"Thousands of years ago, there was no Nord kingdom at that time. In fact, until the Bretons invaded, the Nord kingdom only existed on the map. The Nords were never united. They were divided into many different tribes. Ethnic groups, each tribe has its own lord, or chief - the lord is the Breton term.

"Is there any difference?"

"The chiefs don't have the right to rule the territory. They are only responsible for commanding the battle in the war. Besides, the Nords don't have many people farming the land. The administrative affairs of the tribe are actually controlled by the priests."

"People only know that the Nords went south to plunder, but what people don't know is that the Nords prefer to fight civil wars. Wars between tribes and gods have never subsided. You know, In the ancient times when there were no written records, there were dozens of gods in Nord."

tens of?Sean was a little surprised. He only saw three god statues in that temple, but he saw a few small god statues, but no one seemed to care.

The old man nodded, "That's right, there are dozens, maybe even more, but when a tribe merges with another tribe, the gods believed by the merged tribe will also be erased. One of the victors is from God.

By the time the Nord Kingdom was first established 1000 years ago, there were only nine gods left in the Nord people's beliefs. Each god has its own priesthood, and Aum God is just one of them. He is the sun god……

However, the war is still going on, and with the intensity of the war, the influence of the gods on the war has become more and more intuitive. There is no way for the gods to come to the world in person. They will choose a warrior from among the believers and bestow the blood of gods , Those who drink the blood of God will become the "hand of God", gain powerful divine power, and fight for the gods.

It was an age when legends of heroes continued to emerge.

The legend of the temples also began at that time. It first appeared in the mouth of the priests of the god Aum. It is said that the god Aum would send his soul eagle to meet the souls of the warriors who died heroically in the war and lead them to the world. Temple, enjoy the eternal feast..."

Xiao Enxin said that this legend is very similar to the Hall of Valor in Norse mythology.

"and then?"

"Of course people want to go to the temple of the gods to drink and have fun. It is good to obtain the protection of the gods in the secular world, but the world after death must also be considered. If you can enjoy the eternal feast, it is better than living for decades.

As a result, more and more people believed in Aum, and Aum's divine hand fought everywhere and became stronger and stronger.

By hundreds of years ago, there were only three Nord gods left, and those who were conquered had long been forgotten.

The three main gods are Aum, the sun god, who is also the god of creation—it is said that he created everything in the world with sunlight, and he is also the god of life—he created human beings with his own blood.

He is also the god of the sky, the god of the sea, the god of wisdom...

Syndora is the Goddess of Aurora, but also the Goddess of Fate, Death, and the Light of Omens.

Legend has it that she wrote the future with polar light and recorded the fate of the world in it. The priests of Sindora would go to the extreme north to observe the changes of the aurora and make predictions about the future. It was proclaimed by priests of the Goddess Aurora decades before it happened.

Finally, there is Urag, the god of war... Ubank, no, it seems to be Udrain. "

"It's Uruk." Sean said, he had heard that name in Alvi's memory.

"Uruk? Maybe, I can't remember that name, the god of war, Brook, is also the god of hunting, the god of beasts..."

Sean interjected, "So it's a bear?"

The old man looked at Xiao En in surprise, "You even know this? Hehe, but that's not the reason. It's a legend—it's just a legend. One day, Aum wanted to kill Uruk, and he sent an oracle to ask Uruk Uruk's believers turned to believe in the god Aum, of course Uruk refused to agree, so it was a battle of gods as usual.

At that time, the Nord Kingdom had already been established, so there was no way to fight a civil war, so the two sides decided to follow the tradition and choose a God's Hand each. The winner would get everything, and the loser would be forgotten.

Originally, Uruk had the most powerful followers of warriors, but at a critical moment, that warrior of Uruk betrayed him and became the God Hand of Orm.

Uruk has no choice, no one is willing to fight for him, everyone wants to go to the temple of the gods to enjoy the blessing.

So Uruk asked his priests to catch a bear and pour the blood of the god into the bear's stomach. The believers of Aum protested, but the priests of Uruk declared that Uruk was the king of the beast. Gods and beasts are all his believers, so he can do this... If you want me to say it's fart, Aum is still the sun god, can he let the sun play instead of him?

Anyway, that's it.

However, on the day of the decisive battle, the bear ran away and disappeared into the northern ice field. Since then, no one has seen the bear again. Ke is still alive, he may have gone to participate in a never-ending battle..."

Sean was a little speechless when he heard this.

"So the statue of Uruk also becomes a runaway bear...okay."

Sean stayed until after three o'clock before leaving, and walked along a bag of acorns before leaving.

He was going to visit the oak forest another day.

On the way home, Sean was thinking quietly while riding the horse.

Although the stories told by the old man are trivial and mysterious, Sean has his own insights. As a time traveler, he has been a professor at the University of Sword Castle for several years, and he has also done some research on the development of history and ancient mythology.

The change of the myth of the Nords is not uncommon in the history of mankind. It is more like a spontaneous evolution of myth. Just like every myth in his original world, the gods are artificially created products, and they will naturally follow the evolution of human beings. The Chinese dragon totem is composed of many different kinds of animals, and they all come from different tribes.

Sean guessed that the mythology of the Nords should be similar. The god Aum may not be the original image, but a collection of images of many gods.

It's just that the only thing that puzzles him is that although the gods in this world are real, their power is far less than that in the mythology. God Aum is the god of creation, but judging by his strength , Can't even create a bulletproof armor, just create a battle ax with sunlight, what kind of creator is this?

As long as his divine power is stronger, he doesn't have to be so depressed to create a tank.

So what kind of existence are these gods?

He was falling into doubts and couldn't extricate himself, his face suddenly turned cold, he stretched out his hand to touch it differently, and looked up at the sky, where crystal snowflakes were falling from the sky.

Snowing.

(End of this chapter)