PROVIDENTIALISM IN THE VIEWS OF THE SCANDINAVIANS BASED ON THE ICELANDIC SAGAS

Abstract

The history of the medieval Scandinavian region is considered an original and unique phenomenon for a reason. For a long time, the region remained pagan, which left a special imprint on the human worldview, but everything changed with the adoption of Christianity. In almost any religious system, belief in the Deity and his power is key. The belief in the existence of a Divine Providence - an originally conceived divine plan - was one of the most important in the religious beliefs of the northerners. These beliefs are reflected in the main sources on the history of medieval Scandinavia called the Icelandic sagas.