Stories presented in this book are drawn from the most striking and picturesque Norse myths. They are put together in the simplest form, and were written with a design to be enjoyable and interesting to modern reader. Contents: The Æsir. A Giant—a Cow—and a Hero Air Throne, the Dwarfs, and the Light Elves Niflheim The Children of Loki Bifröst, Urda, and the Norns Odhærir How Thor Went to Jötunheim From Asgard to Utgard The Serpent and the Kettle Frey On Tiptoe in Air Throne The Gift Fairest Gerd The Wood Barri The Wanderings of Freyja The Necklace Brisingamen Loki—the Iron Wood—a Boundless Waste The King of the Sea and His Daughters Idūna's Apples Reflections in the Water The Winged-giant Hela Through Flood and Fire Baldur The Dream The Peacestead Baldur Dead Helheim Weeping The Binding of Fenrir The Might of Asgard The Secret of Svartheim The Punishment of Loki, Ragnarök The Twilight of the Gods
First published in 1857, this edition is derived from the second edition published in 1909 with 8 black & white illustrations by Charles Huard. As always, this edition is complete and unabridged.
This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.
A classic collection of Norse mythology, including the stories THE ÆSIR, HOW THOR WENT TO JÖTUNHEIM, FREY, THE WANDERINGS OF FREYJA, IDUNA'S APPLES, BALDUR, THE BINDING OF FENRIR, THE PUNISHMENT OF LOKI, and RAGNAROK.
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This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.
This is a reproduction of a book published before 1923.
This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.
Even Frigga and her ladies did not disdain to fetch stones in their marble wheel-barrows, or to draw water from the well in golden buckets, and then, with delicate hands, to mix the mortar upon silver plates.