Myths of the Norsemen
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Myths of the Norsemen from the Eddas and Sagas: A Comprehensive Study of Norse Mythology

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Comprehensive scholarly study presenting myths of the Norsemen derived from the Eddas and Norse sagas. Analyzes major mythological cycles, divine narratives, heroic legends, and cosmological teachings from Norse sources. Examines relationships between poetic and prose traditions, explores mythological functions in Norse society, demonstrates continuity of mythological themes across different text traditions.

Also known asNorse Mythology from Eddas · Norsemen Mythology Study
This edition1895
EditionScholarly compilation and analysis of myths from Elder and Younger Eddas and Norse sagas.
Norse mythologyMythological narrativeComparative MythologyVolsung sagaReligious cosmologyGermanic MythologyNorse cosmologyNorthern European FolkloreDivine cosmologyGermanic paganismSaga literatureProse EddaViking Religionritual documentationRagnarok mythologyMythological cosmology

Contents89 chapters

  1. 01NORSE MYTHOLOGY
  2. 02PREFACE.
  3. 03LIST OF WORKS CONSULTED.
  4. 04TABLE OF CONTENTS.
  5. 05INTRODUCTION.
  6. 06CHAPTER I. WHAT IS MYTHOLOGY AND WHAT IS NORSE MYTHOLOGY?
  7. 07CHAPTER II. WHY CALL THIS MYTHOLOGY NORSE? OUGHT IT NOT RATHER TO BE CALLED GOTHIC OR TEUTONIC?
  8. 08CHAPTER III. NORSE MYTHOLOGY COMPARED WITH THE GREEK.
  9. 09CHAPTER IV. ROMAN MYTHOLOGY.
  10. 10CHAPTER V. INTERPRETATION OF NORSE MYTHOLOGY.
  11. 11CHAPTER VI. THE NORSE MYTHOLOGY FURNISHES ABUNDANT AND EXCELLENT MATERIAL FOR THE USE OF POETS, SCULPTORS AND PAINTERS.
  12. 12CHAPTER VII. THE SOURCES OF NORSE MYTHOLOGY AND INFLUENCE OF THE ASA-FAITH.
  13. 13I. The Elder Edda.
  14. 14II. The Younger Edda,
  15. 15NORSE MYTHOLOGY.
  16. 16PART I. THE CREATION AND PRESERVATION OF THE WORLD.
  17. 17CHAPTER I. THE CREATION.
  18. 18SECTION I. THE ORIGINAL CONDITION OF THE WORLD.
  19. 19SECTION II. THE ORIGIN OF THE GIANTS (RHIMTHURSAR).
  20. 20SECTION III. THE ORIGIN OF THE COW AUDHUMBLA AND THE BIRTH OF THE GODS.
  21. 21SECTION IV. THE NORSE DELUGE AND THE ORIGIN OF HEAVEN AND EARTH.
  22. 22SECTION V. THE HEAVENLY BODIES, TIME, THE WIND, THE RAINBOW.
  23. 23SECTION VI. THE GOLDEN AGE. THE ORIGIN OF THE DWARFS. THE CREATION OF THE FIRST MAN AND WOMAN.
  24. 24SECTION VII. THE GODS AND THEIR ABODES.
  25. 25SECTION VIII. THE DIVISIONS OF THE WORLD.
  26. 26CHAPTER II. THE PRESERVATION. THE ASH YGDRASIL. MIMER’S FOUNTAIN. URD’S FOUNTAIN. THE NORNS OR FATES.
  27. 27CHAPTER III. EXEGETICAL REMARKS UPON THE CREATION AND PRESERVATION OF THE WORLD.
  28. 28PART II. THE LIFE AND EXPLOITS OF THE GODS.
  29. 29CHAPTER I. ODIN.
  30. 30SECTION I. ODIN.
  31. 31SECTION II. ODIN’S NAMES.
  32. 32SECTION III. ODIN’S OUTWARD APPEARANCE.
  33. 33SECTION IV. ODIN’S ATTRIBUTES.
  34. 34SECTION V. ODIN’S JOURNEYS.
  35. 35SECTION VI. ODIN AND MIMER.
  36. 36SECTION VII. HLIDSKJALF.
  37. 37SECTION VIII. THE HISTORICAL ODIN.
  38. 38SECTION IX. ODIN’S WIVES.
  39. 39SECTION X. FRIGG’S MAID-SERVANTS.
  40. 40SECTION XI. GEFJUN, EIR.
  41. 41SECTION XII. RIND.
  42. 42SECTION XIII. GUNLAD. THE ORIGIN OF POETRY.
  43. 43SECTION XIV. SAGA.
  44. 44SECTION XV. ODIN AS THE INVENTOR OF RUNES.
  45. 45SECTION XVI. VALHAL.
  46. 46SECTION XVII. THE VALKYRIES (VALKYRJUR).
  47. 47CHAPTER II. HERMOD, TYR, HEIMDAL, BRAGE, AND IDUN.
  48. 48SECTION I. HERMOD.
  49. 49SECTION II. TYR.
  50. 50SECTION III. HEIMDAL. (HEIMDALLR).
  51. 51SECTION IV. BRAGE AND IDUN.
  52. 52SECTION V. IDUN AND HER APPLES.
  53. 53CHAPTER III. BALDER AND NANNA, HODER, VALE AND FORSETE.
  54. 54SECTION I. BALDER.
  55. 55SECTION II. THE DEATH OF BALDER THE GOOD.
  56. 56SECTION III. FORSETE.
  57. 57CHAPTER IV. THOR, HIS WIFE SIF AND SON ULLER.
  58. 58SECTION I. GENERAL SYNOPSIS.
  59. 59SECTION II. THOR AND HRUNGNER.
  60. 60SECTION III. THOR AND GEIRROD.[67]
  61. 61SECTION IV. THOR AND SKRYMER.
  62. 62SECTION V. THOR AND THE MIDGARD-SERPENT.
  63. 63SECTION VI. THOR AND THRYM.
  64. 64CHAPTER V. VIDAR.
  65. 65CHAPTER VI. THE VANS.
  66. 66SECTION I. NJORD AND SKADE.
  67. 67SECTION II. ÆGER AND RAN.
  68. 68SECTION III. FREY.
  69. 69SECTION IV. FREY AND GERD.
  70. 70SECTION V. WORSHIP OF FREY.
  71. 71SECTION VI. FREYJA.
  72. 72SECTION VII. A BRIEF REVIEW.
  73. 73CHAPTER VII. THE DEVELOPMENT OF EVIL. LOKE AND HIS OFFSPRING.
  74. 74SECTION I. LOKE.
  75. 75SECTION II. LOKE’S CHILDREN. THE FENRIS-WOLF.
  76. 76SECTION III. JORMUNDGANDER, OR THE MIDGARD-SERPENT.
  77. 77SECTION IV. HEL.
  78. 78SECTION V. THE NORSEMEN’S IDEA OF DEATH.[78]
  79. 79SECTION VI. LOKE’S PUNISHMENT.
  80. 80SECTION VII. THE IRON POST.
  81. 81SECTION VIII. A BRIEF REVIEW.
  82. 82PART III. RAGNAROK AND REGENERATION.
  83. 83CHAPTER I. RAGNAROK.
  84. 84CHAPTER II. REGENERATION.
  85. 85VOCABULARY OF THE PRINCIPAL PROPER NAMES OCCURRING IN THE NORSE MYTHOLOGY,
  86. 86INDEX.
  87. 87THE FULL PROJECT GUTENBERG LICENSE
  88. 88"Cover"
  89. 89The Project Gutenberg eBook of Norse Mythology, by Rasmus Björn Anderson

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