Norse Mythology

About this eBook

Author

Anderson, Rasmus Björn, 1846-1936

Title

Norse mythology; or, The religion of our forefathers, containing all the myths of the Eddas, systematized and interpreted

Credits

Charlene Taylor, Brian Ness, David King, and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at www.pgdp.net. (This file was produced from scans of public domain works at the University of Michigan's Making of America collection.)

Language

English

LoC Class

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

Subject

Northmen -- Religion

Category

Text

Project Gutenberg

eBook-No. 65910

Release Date

July 24, 2021

Copyright

Public domain in the USA.

Contents

1. 1.NORSE MYTHOLOGY
2. 2.PREFACE.
3. 3.LIST OF WORKS CONSULTED.
4. 4.TABLE OF CONTENTS.
5. 5.INTRODUCTION. — CHAPTER I . WHAT IS MYTHOLOGY AND WHAT IS NORSE MYTHOLOGY? — CHAPTER II . WHY CALL THIS MYTHOLOGY NORSE? OUGHT IT NOT RATHER TO BE CALLED GOTHIC OR TEUTONIC? — CHAPTER III . NORSE MYTHOLOGY COMPARED WITH THE GREEK. — CHAPTER IV . ROMAN MYTHOLOGY. — CHAPTER V . INTERPRETATION OF NORSE MYTHOLOGY. — CHAPTER VI . THE NORSE MYTHOLOGY FURNISHES ABUNDANT AND EXCELLENT MATERIAL FOR THE USE OF POETS, SCULPTORS AND PAINTERS. — CHAPTER VII . THE SOURCES OF NORSE MYTHOLOGY AND INFLUENCE OF THE ASA-FAITH. — I . The Elder Edda. — II . The Younger Edda,
6. 6.NORSE MYTHOLOGY.
7. 7.PART I . THE CREATION AND PRESERVATION OF THE WORLD. — CHAPTER I . THE CREATION. — SECTION I . THE ORIGINAL CONDITION OF THE WORLD. — SECTION II . THE ORIGIN OF THE GIANTS (RHIMTHURSAR). — SECTION III . THE ORIGIN OF THE COW AUDHUMBLA AND THE BIRTH OF THE GODS. — SECTION IV . THE NORSE DELUGE AND THE ORIGIN OF HEAVEN AND EARTH. — SECTION V . THE HEAVENLY BODIES, TIME, THE WIND, THE RAINBOW. — SECTION VI . THE GOLDEN AGE. THE ORIGIN OF THE DWARFS. THE CREATION OF THE FIRST MAN AND WOMAN. — SECTION VII . THE GODS AND THEIR ABODES. — SECTION VIII . THE DIVISIONS OF THE WORLD. — CHAPTER II. THE PRESERVATION. THE ASH YGDRASIL. MIMER’S FOUNTAIN. URD’S FOUNTAIN. THE NORNS OR FATES. — CHAPTER III . EXEGETICAL REMARKS UPON THE CREATION AND PRESERVATION OF THE WORLD.
8. 8.PART II . THE LIFE AND EXPLOITS OF THE GODS. — CHAPTER I . ODIN. — SECTION I . ODIN. — SECTION II . ODIN’S NAMES. — SECTION III . ODIN’S OUTWARD APPEARANCE. — SECTION IV . ODIN’S ATTRIBUTES. — SECTION V . ODIN’S JOURNEYS. — SECTION VI . ODIN AND MIMER. — SECTION VII . HLIDSKJALF. — SECTION VIII . THE HISTORICAL ODIN. — SECTION IX . ODIN’S WIVES. — SECTION X . FRIGG’S MAID-SERVANTS. — SECTION XI . GEFJUN, EIR. — SECTION XII . RIND. — SECTION XIII . GUNLAD. THE ORIGIN OF POETRY. — SECTION XIV . SAGA. — SECTION XV . ODIN AS THE INVENTOR OF RUNES. — SECTION XVI . VALHAL. — SECTION XVII . THE VALKYRIES (VALKYRJUR). — CHAPTER II . HERMOD, TYR, HEIMDAL, BRAGE, AND IDUN. — SECTION I . HERMOD. — SECTION II . TYR. — SECTION III . HEIMDAL. (HEIMDALLR). — SECTION IV . BRAGE AND IDUN. — SECTION V . IDUN AND HER APPLES. — CHAPTER III . BALDER AND NANNA, HODER, VALE AND FORSETE. — SECTION I . BALDER. — SECTION II . THE DEATH OF BALDER THE GOOD. — SECTION III . FORSETE. — CHAPTER IV . THOR, HIS WIFE SIF AND SON ULLER. — SECTION I . GENERAL SYNOPSIS. — SECTION II . THOR AND HRUNGNER. — SECTION III . THOR AND GEIRROD. [67] — SECTION IV . THOR AND SKRYMER. — SECTION V . THOR AND THE MIDGARD-SERPENT. — SECTION VI . THOR AND THRYM. — CHAPTER V . VIDAR. — CHAPTER VI . THE VANS. — SECTION I . NJORD AND SKADE. — SECTION II . ÆGER AND RAN. — SECTION III . FREY. — SECTION IV . FREY AND GERD. — SECTION V . WORSHIP OF FREY. — SECTION VI . FREYJA. — SECTION VII . A BRIEF REVIEW. — CHAPTER VII . THE DEVELOPMENT OF EVIL. LOKE AND HIS OFFSPRING. — SECTION I . LOKE. — SECTION II . LOKE’S CHILDREN. THE FENRIS-WOLF. — SECTION III . JORMUNDGANDER, OR THE MIDGARD-SERPENT. — SECTION IV . HEL. — SECTION V . THE NORSEMEN’S IDEA OF DEATH. [78] — SECTION VI . LOKE’S PUNISHMENT. — SECTION VII . THE IRON POST. — SECTION VIII . A BRIEF REVIEW.
9. 9.PART III . RAGNAROK AND REGENERATION. — CHAPTER I . RAGNAROK. — CHAPTER II . REGENERATION.
10. 10.VOCABULARY OF THE PRINCIPAL PROPER NAMES OCCURRING IN THE NORSE MYTHOLOGY,
11. 11.INDEX.

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