Is Norse/Viking "Paganism" An Outdated Term? | "Heathens," "Pagans," and "pre-Christians"

Ask someone to describe the "religion of the Vikings" and the majority of people will describe it along the lines of paganism, perhaps with a qualifying "Norse" in front of it. Some might go for a term that has become more popular among Neo-Pagans in groups such as Ásatrú, this being "heathen" which may be manifested in terms like "Norse Heathenism" or "Anglo-Saxon Heathenism" to name just two. More recently in academia these terms have been swapped out for the more scholarly-sounding "pre-Christian." This video is not intended to browbeat anyone or an attempt to achieve some moral high ground through finding endless problems with a set of terminologies, but rather to explore some of the topics laid out in a recent article by Paul B, Sturtevant (linked below), and gauge what you, my audience, would make of the matter. More to follow on this so I hope you enjoy!

Paul Sturtevant's Article on Viking Age Semantics:
https://www.academia.edu/2014514/Cont...

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