Told by the Northmen: Stories from the Eddas and Sagas
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- TOLD BY THE NORTHMEN:
- Stories from the Eddas and Sagas
- E. M. WILMOT-BUXTON
- George G. Harrap & Co. Ltd., London 1908
- Hakon's Lay
- TOLD BY THE NORTHMEN:
- Chapter I How All Things Began
- This is the tale which the Northmen tell concerning the Beginning of Things.
- Chapter II How All-Father Odin Became Wise
- These are the tales which the Northmen tell concerning the wisdom of All-Father Odin.
- Chapter III How the Queen of the Sky Gave Gifts to Men
- This is the tale which the Northmen tell of Frigga, Queen of the Asas.
- Chapter IV 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.
- Chapter V The Magic Mead
- This is the tale the Northmen tell of how All-Father Odin brought the Magic Mead to Asgard.
- Chapter VI 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.
- Chapter VII 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.
- Chapter VIII How the Fenris Wolf was Chained
- This is the tale the Northmen tell of how the Fenris Wolf was chained.
- Chapter IX 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.
- Chapter X How Thor's Hammer was Lost and Found
- This is the tale the Northmen tell of how Thor's Hammer was lost and found.
- Chapter XI The Giant's Daughters
- This is the tale the Northmen tell of how the Giant's Daughters tried to kill Thor.
- Chapter XII 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
- Chapter XIII 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.
- Chapter XIV How Loki was Punished at Last
- This is the tale the Northmen tell of how Red Loki was punished at last for his sins.
- Chapter XV 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.
- Chapter XVI 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.
- Chapter XVII The Story of the Magic Gold
- This is the tale the Northmen tell of how Sigurd was nurtured in Denmark.
- Chapter XVIII How Sigurd Slew the Dragon
- This is the tale the Northmen tell of how Sigurd slew Fafnir and Regin with the Magic Sword.
- Chapter XIX How Sigurd Won the Hand of Brunhild
- This is the tale the Northmen tell of how Sigurd braved the flames, and what befell.
- Chapter XX 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.
- Chapter XXI 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.
- Chapter XXII Frithiof and Ingeborg
- This is the tale the Northmen tell of how Ingeborg went to dwell in Balder's grove.
- Chapter XXIII Frithiof Braves the Storm
- This is the tale the Northmen tell of how Frithiof the Bold went on a perilous adventure.
- Chapter XXIV Balder Forgives
- This is the tale the Northmen tell of how Frithiof the Bold was wedded to Ingeborg the Fair.
- Chapter XXV How the End of All Things Came About
- This is the tale the Northmen tell of how the End of All Things Came About.
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