Short answers, pulled from the story.
Bernhard Maier argues that applying the term religion to ancient Germanic peoples implies a modern viewpoint separating faith from other cultural aspects. He suggests it is better to speak of Germanic religions in the plural form due to significant regional differences across Scandinavia, the British Isles, Germany, and the Netherlands.
Snorri Sturluson authored the Prose Edda book Gylfaginning during the thirteenth century. This text presents Nordic creation myths involving Ymir, Auðumbla, Odin, Ask, and Embla alongside descriptions of Ragnarök.
Saint Boniface felled the Oak of Jupiter in 724 CE. This event exemplifies tree cults where sacred groves held holy status alongside trees, springs, lakes, and bogs throughout northern Europe.
Thor remained the most widely worshiped deity across Viking Age Scandinavia. His hammer pendants serve as key archaeological evidence of his popularity compared to Odin or Tyr.
Germanic peoples generally practiced cremation until the first century BCE when limited inhumation burials appeared. Ashes were usually placed inside urns but sometimes left on pyres within pits or mounds before becoming dominant among southern Germanic peoples by migration period end.