Archaeologists found a 1200-Year-Old Pagan Structure at Site of First Norse Temple

Archaeologists from the University Museum of Bergen have found proof of a 1200-year-old pagan construction in Norway. Once a wood building, it dates again to the Viking Age.

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Once a wooden construction, it dates back to the Viking Age.

The large wooden temple is said to have been used by an ancient civilization to pray and make sacrifices to Norse gods such as Odin and Thor.

This is the first old Norse temple discovered till date. According to research, the temple once had a curved longside with slightly rounded gables and four posts at the centre.

Norse mythology is the body of myths of the North Germanic peoples, stemming from Norse paganism and continuing after the Christianization of Scandinavia, and into the Scandinavian folklore of the modern period.