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“It is probable, as Anthony Faulkes suggests, that the pagan religion was never systematically understood by those who practiced it. Different areas of Scandinavia worshipped different gods at different times in the pre-Christian era; the localized nature of cults and rituals produced neither dogma nor sacred texts, as far as we know. Rather pre-Christian religion was 'a disorganized body of conflicting traditions that was probably never reduced in heathen times to a consistent orthodoxy such as Snorri attempts to present'.” ReligionPaganismNorseScandinaviaHeathenry Book:The Poetic Edda: Stories of the Norse Gods and Heroes Source: The Poetic Edda: Stories of the Norse Gods and Heroes