Told by the Northmen: Stories from the Eddas and Sagas

About this eBook

Author

Wilmot-Buxton, E. M. (Ethel Mary)

Credits

Produced by Sankar Viswanathan, Suzanne Shell, and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at www.pgdp.net

Language

English

LoC Class

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

Subject

Mythology, Norse -- Juvenile literature

Category

Text

eBook-No.

29551

Project Gutenberg

https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/29551

Release Date

July 30, 2009

Copyright

Public domain in the USA.

Contents

1. 1.TOLD BY THE NORTHMEN: — Stories from the Eddas and Sagas
2. 2.E. M. WILMOT-BUXTON — George G. Harrap & Co. Ltd., London — 1908
3. 3.Contents
4. 4.Hakon's Lay — By James Russell Lowell
5. 5.TOLD BY THE NORTHMEN:
6. 6.How All Things Began — This is the tale which the Northmen tell concerning the Beginning of Things.
7. 7.How All-Father Odin Became Wise — These are the tales which the Northmen tell concerning the wisdom of All-Father Odin.
8. 8.How the Queen of the Sky Gave Gifts to Men — This is the tale which the Northmen tell of Frigga, Queen of the Asas.
9. 9.How a Giant Built a Fortress for the Asas — This is the tale the Northmen tell of how a giant once built a fortress for the Asas.
10. 10.The Magic Mead — This is the tale the Northmen tell of how All-Father Odin brought the Magic Mead to Asgard.
11. 11.How Loki Made a Wager with the Dwarfs — This is the tale the Northmen tell of how Loki once made a Wager with the Dwarfs.
12. 12.The Apples of Youth — This is the tale which the Northmen tell of how the Apples of Youth were once very nearly lost to Asgard.
13. 13.How the Fenris Wolf was Chained — This is the tale the Northmen tell of how the Fenris Wolf was chained.
14. 14.How the Pride of Thor was Brought low — This is the tale the Northmen tell of how the Pride of Thor was once brought low.
15. 15.How Thor's Hammer was Lost and Found — This is the tale the Northmen tell of how Thor's Hammer was lost and found.
16. 16.The Giant's Daughters — This is the tale the Northmen tell of how the Giant's Daughters tried to kill Thor.
17. 17.The Story of Balder the Beautiful — This is the tale the Northmen tell of the sad fate of Balder the Beautiful. — THE PASSING OF BALDER
18. 18.How Hermod Made a Journey to the Underworld — This is the tale which the Northmen tell of how Hermod journeyed to the Underworld to bring back Balder the Beautiful to Asgard.
19. 19.How Loki was Punished at Last — This is the tale the Northmen tell of how Red Loki was punished at last for his sins.
20. 20.The Story of the Magic Sword — This is the tale the Northmen tell of how a great feud arose between the Volsungs and the Goths.
21. 21.How Sigmund Fought His Last Battle — This is the tale the Northmen tell of how Sigmund took Hiordis to wife, and was slain of the might of Odin.
22. 22.The Story of the Magic Gold — This is the tale the Northmen tell of how Sigurd was nurtured in Denmark.
23. 23.How Sigurd Slew the Dragon — This is the tale the Northmen tell of how Sigurd slew Fafnir and Regin with the Magic Sword.
24. 24.How Sigurd Won the Hand of Brunhild — This is the tale the Northmen tell of how Sigurd braved the flames, and what befell.
25. 25.How the Curse of the Gold is Fulfilled — This is the tale the Northmen tell of how Sigurd was foully slain in the land of the Niblungs.
26. 26.The Boyhood of Frithiof the Bold — This is the tale the Northmen tell of how Frithiof the Bold asked for the hand of Ingeborg the Fair.
27. 27.Frithiof and Ingeborg — This is the tale the Northmen tell of how Ingeborg went to dwell in Balder's grove.
28. 28.Frithiof Braves the Storm — This is the tale the Northmen tell of how Frithiof the Bold went on a perilous adventure.
29. 29.Balder Forgives — This is the tale the Northmen tell of how Frithiof the Bold was wedded to Ingeborg the Fair.
30. 30.How the End of All Things Came About — This is the tale the Northmen tell of how the End of All Things Came About.
31. 31.Pronouncing Index of Proper Names

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