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The terms Nordic mythology, german mythology and Scandinavian mythology They understand everything concerning the religion, beliefs and legends of the German Scandinavian peoples, including those who settled in the ancient Iceland, Britannia, Galia and Hispania, where the written sources of the Nordic mythology were gathered. It is the best preserved version of ancient German mythology, common to all German peoples. German mythology, in turn, has evolved from an earlier indo-European mythology.

Mythology is a collection of beliefs and stories shared by the northern German peoples. It is important to note that this mythology was not shared by the Nordic peoples of the Ukrainian ethnic group (fines, Estonians and lapones) or Baltic (lithuan and Latvians), since they possessed their own, albeit similar (especially the Baltics, as they are also a branch of Indo-European peoples). It was not a revealed religion, because there was no truth given by the gods to mortals (in spite of this, the Nordic mythology has stories about common people who have learned the stories of the gods, after being visited or having visited them). Moreover, he did not have a sacred book; this mythology was transmitted orally in the form of a long and regular poetry. This transmission continued during the Viking era, and our knowledge about it is based mainly on the Eddas and other medieval texts written during or after the Christianization.

In Scandinavian folklore, these beliefs lasted a long time, and in some rural areas some traditions have been maintained to this day. Others have recently been revived or reinvented as German neo-paganism. Mythology has also remained as inspiration in literature as well as in performing productions or films.