Here are some things you (probably) didn't know

[Bobleflaad]

In the dark Ages, people believed that animals, including cats and dogs, had magical powers. Cats were associated with storms, especially the black cats of witches, while dogs were frequently associated with winds. The Norse storm god Odin was frequently shown surrounded by dogs and wolves. So when a particularly violent storm came along, people would say "It's raining cats and dogs," with the cats symbolizing the rain and the dogs representing the wind and storm. This folkloric explanation is supported by such expressions as "it's raining dogs and polecats" and "it's raining pitchforks."

Now, I am actually from the North, and I must object to the correction of wrongs with even more wrongs.

Odin, was the chief of the norse gods is associated mostly with wisdom and war, his "pets" were an 8 legged horse and 2 ravens (no wolves or dogs).

There are two norse gods that may be associated with storms, one is Thor who was the god of thunder he rode in wagon pulled by angry bulls and threw his hammer (which always returned on is own), to make thunder and ligthning. The other is Niord which is the god of the sea and fishing, he is the god associated with storms.

The only wolf that is present is the Fenris wolf which is a big bad one, always causing the norse gods trouble, he is the pet of Loki the deviuos god.

The other things I have no clue about but being from the land of the vikings norse mythology is something we are tought.

 

[Neervana]

wow nice...and england is not small and old!!!!!

 

[jojo_nature]

Interesting read .