Norse mythology; or, The religion of our forefathers, containing all the myths of the Eddas, systematized and interpreted
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Chapters (525)
- NORSE MYTHOLOGY
- PREFACE.
- LIST OF WORKS CONSULTED.
- TABLE OF CONTENTS.
- 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,
- NORSE MYTHOLOGY.
- 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.
- 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.
- PART III. RAGNAROK AND REGENERATION.
- CHAPTER I. RAGNAROK.
- CHAPTER II. REGENERATION.
- VOCABULARY OF THE PRINCIPAL PROPER NAMES OCCURRING IN THE NORSE MYTHOLOGY,
- INDEX.
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