Myths of the Norsemen: From the Eddas and Sagas

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Author

Guerber, H. A. (Hélène Adeline), 1859-1929

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Produced by the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at www.pgdp.net/

Language

English

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BL: Philosophy, Psychology, Religion: Religion: General, Miscellaneous and Atheism

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Mythology, Norse

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eBook-No.

28497

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https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/28497

Release Date

April 4, 2009

Copyright

Public domain in the USA.

Contents

1. 1.Myths of the Norsemen
2. 2.By H. A. Guerber Author of “The Myths of Greece and Rome” etc.
3. 3.London George G. Harrap & Company 15 York Street Covent Garden 1909
4. 4.Contents
5. 5.List of Illustrations
6. 6.Introduction
7. 7.Chapter I: The Beginning — Myths of Creation — Ymir and Audhumla — Odin, Vili, and Ve — The Creation of the Earth — Mani and Sol — Dwarfs and Elves — The Creation of Man — The Tree Yggdrasil — The Bridge Bifröst — The Vanas
8. 8.Chapter II: Odin — The Father of Gods and Men — Odin’s Personal Appearance — Valhalla — The Feast of the Heroes — Sleipnir — The Wild Hunt — The Pied Piper — Bishop Hatto — Irmin — Mimir’s Well — Odin and Vafthrudnir — Invention of Runes — Geirrod and Agnar — May-Day Festivals — The Historical Odin
9. 9.Chapter III: Frigga — The Queen of the Gods — The Stolen Gold — Odin Outwitted — Fulla — Gna — Lofn, Vjofn, and Syn — Gefjon — Eira, Vara, Vör and Snotra — Holda — The Discovery of Flax — Tannhäuser — Eástre, the Goddess of Spring — Bertha, the White Lady
10. 10.Chapter IV: Thor — The Thunderer — Thor’s Hammer — Thor’s Family — Sif, the Golden-haired — Thor’s Journey to Jötun-heim — Utgard-loki — Thor and Hrungnir — Groa, the Sorceress — Thor and Thrym — Thor and Geirrod — The Worship of Thor
11. 11.Chapter V: Tyr — The God of War — Tyr’s Sword — The Story of Fenris
12. 12.Chapter VI: Bragi — The Origin of Poetry — The Quest of the Draught — The Rape of the Draught — The God of Music — Worship of Bragi
13. 13.Chapter VII: Idun — The Apples of Youth — The Story of Thiassi — The Return of Idun — The Goddess of Spring — Idun Falls to the Nether World
14. 14.Chapter VIII: Niörd — A Hostage with the Gods — The God of Summer — Skadi, Goddess of Winter — The Parting of Niörd and Skadi — The Worship of Niörd
15. 15.Chapter IX: Frey — The God of Fairyland — The Wooing of Gerda — The historical Frey — Worship of Frey — The Yule Feast — How the Sea became salt
16. 16.Chapter X: Freya — The Goddess of Love — Queen of the Valkyrs — Freya and Odur — Freya’s Necklace — Story of Ottar and Angantyr — The Husbands of Freya — Worship of Freya — Chorus of Witches.
17. 17.Chapter XI: Uller — The God of Winter — Worship of Uller
18. 18.Chapter XII: Forseti — The God of Justice and Truth — The Story of Heligoland
19. 19.Chapter XIII: Heimdall — The Watchman of the Gods — The Guardian of the Rainbow — Loki and Freya — Heimdall’s Names
20. 20.Chapter XIV: Hermod — The Nimble God — Hermod and the Soothsayer
21. 21.Chapter XV: Vidar — The Silent God — Vidar’s Shoe — The Norn’s Prophecy
22. 22.Chapter XVI: Vali — The Wooing of Rinda — The Birth of Vali — Worship of Vali
23. 23.Chapter XVII: The Norns — The Three Fates — The Norns’ Web — Other Guardian Spirits — The Story of Nornagesta — The Vala
24. 24.Chapter XVIII: The Valkyrs — The Battle Maidens — The Cloud Steeds — Choosers of the Slain — Their Numbers and Duties — Wayland and the Valkyrs — Brunhild
25. 25.Chapter XIX: Hel — Loki’s Offspring — Hel’s Kingdom in Nifl-heim — Ideas of the Future Life — Pestilence and Famine
26. 26.Chapter XX: Ægir — The God of the Sea — The Goddess Ran — The Waves — Ægir’s Brewing Kettle — Thor and Hymir — Unloved Divinities — Other Divinities of the Sea — River Nymphs — Legends of the Lorelei
27. 27.Chapter XXI: Balder — The Best Loved — Balder’s Dream — The Vala’s Prophecy — The Gods at Play — The Death of Balder — Hermod’s Errand — The Funeral Pyre — Hermod’s Quest — The Condition of Balder’s Release — The Return of Hermod — Vali the Avenger — The Signification of the Story — The Worship of Balder
28. 28.Chapter XXII: Loki — The Spirit of Evil — Loki’s Character — Sigyn — Skrymsli and the Peasant’s Child — The Giant Architect — Loki’s last Crime — Ægir’s Banquet — The Pursuit of Loki — Loki’s Punishment — Loki’s Day
29. 29.Chapter XXIII: The Giants — Jötun-heim — Origin of the Mountains — The First Gods — The Giant in Love — The Giant and the Church Bells — The Giants’ Ship — Princess Ilse — The Giantess’s Plaything
30. 30.Chapter XXIV: The Dwarfs — Little Men — The Tarnkappe — The Legend of Kallundborg — The Magic of the Dwarfs — The Passing of the Dwarfs — Changelings — The Peaks of the Trolls — A Conjecture
31. 31.Chapter XXV: The Elves — The Realm of Faery — The Elf-dance — The Will-o’-the-wisps — Oberon and Titania — Alf-blot — Images on Doorposts
32. 32.Chapter XXVI: The Sigurd Saga — The Beginning of the Story — The Volsunga Saga — Sigi — Rerir — Volsung — The Wedding of Signy — The Sword in the Branstock — Sigmund — Siggeir’s Treachery — Signy’s Sons — Sinfiotli — The Werewolves — Sigmund and Sinfiotli taken by Siggeir — Sigmund’s Vengeance — Helgi — The Death of Sinfiotli — Hiordis — Elf, the Viking — The Birth of Sigurd — The Treasure of the Dwarf King — Sigurd’s Sword — The Fight with the Dragon — The Sleeping Warrior Maiden — The Fostering of Aslaug — The Niblungs — Gunnar’s Stratagem — The Coming of Brunhild — The Quarrel of the Queens — The Death of Sigurd — The Flight of Gudrun — Atli, King of the Huns — Burial of the Niblung Treasure — The Treachery of Atli — The Last of the Niblungs — Swanhild — Interpretation of the Saga
33. 33.Chapter XXVII: The Story of Frithiof — Bishop Tegnér — Birth of Viking — The Game of Ball — The Blood Feud — Thorsten and Belé — Birth of Frithiof and Ingeborg — Frithiof’s Love for Ingeborg — Helgé and Halfdan — Frithiof’s Suit — Sigurd Ring a Suitor — At Balder’s Shrine — Frithiof Banished — Atlé’s Challenge — Frithiof’s Home-coming — Frithiof an Exile — At the Court of Sigurd Ring — Frithiof’s Loyalty — Betrothal of Frithiof and Ingeborg
34. 34.Chapter XXVIII: The Twilight of the Gods — The Decline of the Gods — The Fimbul-winter — The Wolves Let Loose — Heimdall Gives the Alarm — The Terrors of the Sea — The Terrors of the Underworld — The Great Battle — The Devouring Fire — Regeneration — A New Heaven — One too Mighty to Name
35. 35.Chapter XXIX: Greek and Northern Mythologies — Comparative Mythology — The Beginning of Things — Cosmogony — The Phenomena of the Sky — Jupiter and Odin — The Creation of Man — Norns and Fates — Myths of the Seasons — Frigga and Juno — Musical Myths — Thor and the Greek Gods — Idun and Eurydice — Skadi and Diana — Frey and Apollo — Freya and Venus — Odur and Adonis — Rinda and Danae — Myths of the Sea — Balder and Apollo — Ragnarok and the Deluge — Giants and Titans — The Volsunga Saga — Brunhild — Sun Myths
36. 36.Index to Poetical Quotations
37. 37.Glossary and Index — A — B — C — D — E — F — G — H — I — J — K — L — M — N — O — P — Q — R — S — T — U — V — W — Y — Z
38. 38.Told Through the Ages
39. 39.Uniform with “Myths of the Norsemen”
40. 40.Ready September 1909
41. 41.Table of Contents
42. 42.Colophon — Availability — Encoding — Revision History — External References — Corrections

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