Cover of The Lost Beliefs of Northern Europe

Book 1999

The Lost Beliefs of Northern Europe

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Publisher
Barnes & Noble
Published
1999
  • Antiquities
  • Celts
  • Europe, Northern
  • Germanic peoples
  • Mythology, Norse
  • Religion

There is a good reason for starting with archaeological evidence for a lost religion: it is the only evidence that goes back to the early periods of Celtic and Germanic culture, far beyond that of the written sources in north-west Europe, while in later periods it may confirm or throw new light on conclusions drawn from written sources.