Myths of Creation and Christian Faith

Introduction

Heimdall is an hour and a member of the Asgard Aesir (Norse gods of the pantheon). His most important role in the Norse mythology is a harbinger of the coming of the Apocalypse (Ragnarok) by sounding its majestic pipe (Gjallarhorn) and leading aces in his last fight. Heimdall is known for his hyper-acute senses (especially hearing him) and his antipathy to Loki, he will die in combat during the Battle of Ragnarok.

In some scientific accounts, the parallels were made between Heimdall and Vedic Dyaus deities, as well as between Heimdall and the Christian Archangel Michael.

Heimdall in a Norse Context

As a Norwegian god, Heimdall belonged to the complex religious, mythological and cosmological belief systems shared the Scandinavian and German peoples. This mythological tradition, of which the Scandinavian (and particularly Icelandic) subgroup survived better developed in the period from the first manifestations of religious and material culture in about 1000 BC prior to the Christianization of the area, a process that occurs mainly from 900-1200 CE As Thomas Dubois convincingly argues. Whatever else can we say about the various peoples in the Viking Age, we can not say that they were isolated from or know their neighbors. How religion is concerned, and the experience of their human followers, so that changes in response to the cultural, economic and environmental factors. The ideas and ideals are passed between the communities with the frequency and regularity, which leads to the interdependent and inter-cultural region broad generality of religion and philosophy. Fairy tales are written in this mythological corpus, as a rule, are an example of a single cultural focus on physical strength and military power.

As part of the Norse cosmology postulates three separate "clans" of deities: Asas, Vanir and Jotun. The difference between the Asas and Vans with respect to the two are said to have made peace, exchanged hostages, marriage and reigned together after a long war. In fact, most of the large discrepancy between the two groups in their sphere of influence, with the aces of the war and conquest, and exploration of the Vanir, the fertility and wealth. Jotun, on the other hand, is seen as a villain is usually (but wise) race of giants who are the primary opponents of the Asas and Vans.

While talking about the origin of Grendel, there is mention that Grendel is a product of Cain, Christian. This is ...