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<blockquote data-quote="Maerdwyn" data-source="post: 2576791" data-attributes="member: 835">Religion is both ever present and yet also not very formal.&nbsp; There is a priesthood of sorts, and I'll put something together on that for you.&nbsp; We'll use an approximation of the Gothic pantheon (There isn't too much info on them easiy accessible, unfortunately, but the Anglo Saxon gods and goddesses are pretty close)&nbsp; -&nbsp; No one really worships only one god, but instead venerates the pantheon as a whole.&nbsp; Wotan/Odin hasn't come into vogue yet - Tyz is the war god, and first among the gods.&nbsp; He has already lost his arm, though (hence the practice of cutting off the arms or otherwise mutilating those killed in battle and sacrifices, and Tyz's state is also probably the inspiration for Beowulf's method of choice in defeating Grendel - ripping off his arm.)Don't worry too much about a few viking anachronisms, especially because actual information specifically on the sixth century instead of the ninth is going to be a little hard to come by.Rhialto, Yup, we'll steer clear of the Byzantines for now.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Maerdwyn, post: 2576791, member: 835"] Religion is both ever present and yet also not very formal. There is a priesthood of sorts, and I'll put something together on that for you. We'll use an approximation of the Gothic pantheon (There isn't too much info on them easiy accessible, unfortunately, but the Anglo Saxon gods and goddesses are pretty close) - No one really worships only one god, but instead venerates the pantheon as a whole. Wotan/Odin hasn't come into vogue yet - Tyz is the war god, and first among the gods. He has already lost his arm, though (hence the practice of cutting off the arms or otherwise mutilating those killed in battle and sacrifices, and Tyz's state is also probably the inspiration for Beowulf's method of choice in defeating Grendel - ripping off his arm.) Don't worry too much about a few viking anachronisms, especially because actual information specifically on the sixth century instead of the ninth is going to be a little hard to come by. Rhialto, Yup, we'll steer clear of the Byzantines for now. [/QUOTE]

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