• SAIFUL ALAM
• Dr. BABINA BOHRA

Norse religion, more or less, refers to the various religious traditions that were followed and practised by the people who inhabited the Scandinavian region during the medieval times, before Christianity was introduced. Theirs was not an organized religion. All available information regarding their religion was obtained from literary works like Prose Edda and archaeological findings. Norse religion is closely related to their mythology. Deities were either localized or agrarian, the former being spirits supposedly residing in objects or places. These deities were worshipped by religious leaders and people made offerings to them. Agrarian deities were important because Norse people heavily depended on agriculture for their livelihood. They worshipped several deities who were divided into two groups called the Aesirand the Vanir, the most popular among them being Odin and Thor. They were fearsome gods who engaged in bloody battles. Norse mythology had found its ways into arts, literature and movies quite often in the past but it was received universally with its adaptation into Marvel movies which are based on Marvel’s comics. The Marvel Cinematic Universe is an American movie franchise that makes interconnected superhero movies based on the characters featured in Marvel comics.

Norse Cultures, English Literature, Norse religion, Scandinavian region

"IMPACT OF NORSE CULTURES IN ENGLISH LITERATURE", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.6, Issue 1, page no.607-615, January-2019, Available :http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR1901E79.pdf

"IMPACT OF NORSE CULTURES IN ENGLISH LITERATURE", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org | UGC and issn Approved), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.6, Issue 1, page no. pp607-615, January-2019, Available at : http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR1901E79.pdf