Books By Norse Pagans?

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http://www.oe.eclipse.co.uk/nom/sagas.htm


As with most epic poetry (including the fucking bible) it seems to have had a long oral development phase before being written down.

Thanks for posting that link. I was reading 'Eirek the Traveller' and stumbled across some very valuable information that backs up my theory of the early Christians:

The king says, “You will achieve this wish if you believe in everlasting God and then take holy baptism, and you will then be brought to life in his body and blood and become a friend of God. Accept Christ and praise him well in all things.”
Eirek said, “I’ll do exactly what you urge. But tell me what I ask you: Where is hell?”
The king says, “Under the earth.”
Eirek asked, “What is above the earth?”
“Sky,” says the king.
Eirek asked, “What is above the sky?”
“The Firmament-Heaven. In that heaven are all the stars like burning fire.”
Eirek said, “What is above the firmament?”
“Waters are fixed there, as cloud.”
“What is above the waters?”
“The Spiritual Heaven, and it’s believed that angels live here.”
“What is above that heaven?”
“The Heaven of Intellect. In that heaven God himself and his kingdom may be seen by those who are deserving of this.”

Quite clearly, the Greek king believed in different levels of heaven, which is similar to the mystery cults of the 1st century, thus backing up my theory that the epistle writers believed in nothing more than a spiritual messiah.

Do you know how far back these tales go? The website says they were penned down in the 13th century, but I wonder how long these tales were being told prior to them being penned.