days of the week . history
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Days of the week in English come from the Saxons and Vikings and their gods . . Days of the week . History . . Monday. Moon’s day. Tuesday. Tyr’s day (Son of Oddin and god of war ). Wednesday. Odin’s day ( king of the gods ) - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
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Days of the week. History.
Days of the week in English come from the Saxons and Vikings and their gods.
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Monday
Moon’s day
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Tuesday
Tyr’s day (Son of Oddin and god of war)
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Wednesday
Odin’s day (king of the gods)
Two ravens: one for thought and the other one for memory
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Thursday
Thor’s day (lightning and power)
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Friday
Frig’s day (Friga – Odens’ wife)
She was sweing clouds
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Saturday
Saturn (god of agriculture and good harvest)
(Jupiter’s father of the Roman king of gods)
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Sunday
Sun day