Well I Learned Something New!

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During the day when I'm away from my piggies, I teach year 4 at my village primary school. Our topic this term is the Vikings, and in literacy this week we have been finding out about Viking gods.
I didn't know that this was where the term 'rainbow bridge' came from. The Viking gods lived in a glorious castle land called Asgard. This was linked to where people lived in a more earthly realm called Midgard by the Rainbow Bridge. So the Rainbow Bridge linked Viking Earth with their Heaven.
There is also the frozen realm populated by the giants, known as Jotunheim, but I am not going to contemplate where that is in guinea pig terms...

Maybe I am the last to realise this, but I learned something new this week! I've not taught the Vikings as a topic before, always stuck to Egypt, the Tudors, the Romans etc before now, so I am learning as much as the children!

rainbow bridge.webp
 
Briony, i first heard people talk about Rainbow Bridge in relation to horses about 15 years ago. Its a nice thought that your departed friend canters, hops or runs over the bridge to Heaven. I have always believed that if there is a heaven then it is surely for animals too. I was interested in the Norse religion as a teen so I did know that was where the concept came from but I dont know if its widely known.

I did enjoy doing the vikings with my son last term! Its a great topic, we made a cardboard long boat!
 
Yes I believe in heaven too just not sure I had thought about how we get there ie rainbow bridge etc... I certainly like the sentiment.
 
That's the shortened version too I think, there are lots of variations out there, some are more like a story.
 
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