Norse Myth & Religion - World View History Essay Paper

In this Discussion, which follows the October 13 lecture pretty closely, the goal is to use the assigned reading of the last two weeks to construct an anthropology of Norse religion. The class spent two weeks reading a lot about Norse gods and heroes. The goal here is to discuss Norse religion as religion.
Students quickly noticed that the sources we rely on all postdate the conversion to Christianity which means they view the Norse religion(s) through Christian glasses. This is, however, true of many religious texts, including the scriptures of most religions so don't get discouraged.
There will be a thread for each point of World View. Students must make an initial post to two different points by October 20 and then comment on other students' posts during the following week. The Discussion closes October 27.
Not all points of World View are equally applicable, but spread out your posts. If posts cluster on too few points the Discussion will be revised.
This topic requires a bit more thought than previous Discussions so more points are being awarded. The best way to grab points is to clearly cite your source - state your opinion AND the assigned reading you are basing it on.