Viking religion: What did they actually stand for?

by Prince-Cola

Hi. I know about the Norse gods and such, but i never hear about a viking bible or similar. Very the vikings just really relaxed about all that? I mean, i heard they did sacrifices, but did they have to follow some kind of divine law or was fists the law? If you understand what i mean.

I'm sorry if this sounds stupid...

Searocksandtrees

hi! here are a few related posts for more info ...

Religion? Norse Viking Religion?

A bible? Why did traditions like the baltic and norse pagan religions not rely on any written accounts, even when by the time they were replaced by Christianity, there should have been enough people capable of writing it down?

a bit of insight about one myth In Norse mythology, the god Baldur dies. Was this a dynamic event for the Norse religion, where there was a specific, recorded point in time when Baldur died?

... and lastly, a very interesting 4-hour lecture series at Cornell University, the Viking Mind by Professor Neil Price, which describes Norse beliefs and practices, as derived from contemporary accounts, Norse sagas etc, and archeaological evidence.