The relevance of this work is due to the fact that in order to understand the history of a people, it is important to know not only the material, but also the spiritual side of their life. For a long time, the role of mentality was underestimated by many scientists, but using only a materialistic approach, it is sometimes difficult to explain some historical phenomena. In addition, this leads to an unjustified belittlement of the importance of the achievements of ancient people; to the fact that their culture is presented by many researchers as “primitive”. At the same time, the very difference between the worldview of ancient and modern people is not taken into account. In recent years, good works have begun to appear, based on the consideration of mentality, but they are mainly devoted to the civilizations of the Ancient East. There are no special works devoted to the spiritual culture of pre-Christian Scandinavia, at least in Russian. All this determines the relevance of this work.