Viking Gods: Ancient Germanic Myths and Days of the Week

Maryon Pearce's book «Viking Gods: Ancient Germanic Myths and Days of the Week» provides an overview of the main mythological themes of Scandinavian and Anglo-Saxon mythology that have come down to us, which the author develops based on the system of timekeeping used in most of the world — the seven-day week. The names of the days of the week in English contain the names of Germanic deities; the author elaborates on each of these deities, detailing historical evidence of their veneration in the British Isles, Scandinavia, and on the European continent, mythological motifs associated with these deities in sources, archaeological and folkloric evidence of worship. The book reveals the complexity of each divine figure in their historical development, examining both well-known Scandinavian texts in modern culture and less popular Anglo-Saxon magical-poetic medieval creations that have preserved the spirit of ancient Germanic paganism. Maryon Pearce is the author of popular science books on topics related to Celtic, Germanic, and Romance pre-Christian cultures of Europe and the British Isles. In the 2000s, she was the editor of the official magazine of the British Pagan Federation — the largest interfaith association of modern pagans.