When1: -2600
Who: Nordic
What: religion
Where: Denmark/Sweden/Norway
Detail: Priests replaced shamans, as year and seasons became important. It had sacrifices. Ancestor worship had dolmen stone graves. The myth of a divine animal, man, or woman that dies to give edible plants to people began. The myth of an Earth goddess of fertility and the dead began. The myth of a great serpent of rain, wind, new foods, and wisdom began. The myth of a door to the land of the dead began.
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