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Asgard and the Gods: The Tales and Traditions of Our Northern Ancestors
Asgard and the Gods
The Tales and Traditions of our Northern Ancestors.
Adapted from the work of
Dr. W. Wägner
By
M. W. MacDowall,
And edited by
W. S. W. Anson
Editor of Dr. Wägner’s
Epics and Romances of the Middle Ages
Third Edition.
With numerous illustrations.
London:
W. Swan Sonnenschein & Co.
1884
CONTENTS
INTRODUCTION ― p. 1
Myths and stories of the gods ― 3,
The gods, their worlds and deeds ― 4
, Odin,
Wudan, Wuotan ― 5,
Frigg, or Freya, and her handmaids ― 6,
Thor or Thunar
― 6,
Tyr, Tius or Zio ― 9,
Heru, Cheru or Saxnot ― 9,
Heimdal or Riger ― 10,
Bragi and Iduna ― 10,
The Wanes, Niörder, Freyer, Freya ― 10,
Fate, Norns,
Hel, Walkyries ― 10,
Ögir and his companions ― 11,
Loki ― 11,
The other gods
― 12,
The Golden Age ― 12,
Sin ― 13,
Iduna’s departure ― 13,
Baldur’s death
― 14,
Ögir’s banquet ― 15,
Loki in chains ― 15,
Ragnarok ― 16,
Lay of the
Norse gods and heroes ― 18
PART FIRST
LEGENDS AND MYTHS ― p. 22
Creation of the world ― 22,
Day and Night ― 24,
Two first human beings ― 25,
Allfather ― 25,
Yggdrasil, the World-Ash ― 26,
The divine kingdom ― 31,
Influence of Christianity ― 32,
The Runic language ― 33
PART SECOND
THE GODS, THEIR WORLDS AND DEEDS ― p. 36
The Norns ― 36,
Dwarfs and Elves ― 38,
Giants ― 42,
Worlds and heavenly
palaces ― 47
PART THIRD
OPPONENTS OF THE GODS ― p. 51
Loki and his kindred ― 53,
The giants ― 55,
Muspel and his sons ― 56,
Surtur
― 57
PART FOURTH
KING GYLPHI AND THE ASES ― p.58
Gefion ― 53,
Gylphi in Asgard ― 62
PART FIFTH
ODIN, FATHER OF THE GODS AND OF THE ASES ― p. 66
i.
Wodan, according to the oldest conceptions ― 71,
The myths of the
Wild Hunt and of the Raging Host ― 72,
The sleeping heroes ― 78,
The higher
conception of Wodan ― 81,
Odin at Geirod’s Palace ― 83,
Odin, the discoverer
of the Runes, and god of poetry and of wisdom ― 86,
The draught of inspiration;
Odin’s visit to Gunlod; Journey to Wafthrudnir ― 88,
Odin’s descendants ― 94
ii.
Frigg and her maidens ― 96,
Other goddesses related to Frigg ― 102
iii.
Holda, Ostara ― 107,
Berchta ― 115,
The White Lady ― 116
iv.
Thor, Thunar (Thunder) ― 121,
Thor’s deeds and journeys; Making of
Miölnir ― 125,
Journey to Utgard ― 129,
Duel with Hrungnir ― 137,
Journey to
Hymir ― 141,
Journey to Thrymheim to get back Miölnir ― 142,
Journey to
Geiröd’s-gard ― 147,
The Harbard Lay ― 151
vi.
Tyr or Zio ― 155
vii.
Heru or Cheru, Saxnot ― 161
viii.
Heimdal, Riger ― 166
ix.
Bragi and Iduna ― 172,
Giant Thiassi steals Iduna ― 174.
x.
Uller ― 177
PART SIXTH
THE WANES ― p. 181
xi.
Niörder and Skadi ― 183
xii.
Freyer and Fro ― 189,
The wonderful Quern Stones ― 191,
Skirnir’s
Journey to Gerda ― 199,
Young Swendal ― 204,
Freya, Frea or Frouwa ― 206,
Freya and the young huntsman ― 206,
Rerir and his love Helga ― 209,
Swipdager returns to Menglada’s Castle ― 212
PART SEVENTH ― p. 217
Fate ― 217,
Legend of Starkad ― 219,
King Fridleif ― 222,
The Norns ― 222,
Hel ― 225,
The Walkyries ― 227,
Legend of King Kraki ― 227,
Dises ― 233,
Mandrake root ― 234
PART EIGHTH
ÖGIR AND HIS FOLLOWERS ― p. 252
Legend of the Lake Maiden ― 236,
Legend of the Loreley ― 241,
The Water-
neck ― 245
v.
Irmin ― 151
PART NINTH
LOKI AND HIS RACE ― p. 247
The giant Skrymsli and the peasant ― 247,
Loki’s progeny ― 250,
Loki’s race,
251
PART TENTH
THE OTHER ASES
― p. 252
Widar ― 252,
Hermodur the Swift ― 254,
Wali or Ali, Skeaf ― 256,
Legend of
King Skeaf ― 257,
Baldur and Hödur ― 259,
Forseti ― 264
PART ELEVENTH
SIGNS OF THE APPROACHING DESTRUCTION OF THE WORLD ― p. 265
The Golden Age ― 265,
Sin ― 266,
Iduna’s departure ― 270
PART TWELFTH
BALDUR’S DEATH ― p. 273
How Wala was conjured up ― 273,
Loki visits Frigg in the dress of an old woman
― 276,
Death of Baldur ― 278,
Hermodur sent to the realm of the shades ―
282,
Wall appears at Walhalla, and avenges Baldur ― 285
PART THIRTEENTH
LOKI’S CONDEMNATION ― p. 287
Ögir’s banquet ― 287,
Loki reviles the gods ― 289,
Loki flees, is captured and
put in chains ― 290,
The faithful Sigyn ― 294
PART FOURTEENTH
RAGNAROK, THE TWILIGHT OF THE GODS ― p. 296
The Fimbul-Winter ― 296,
The Last Battle ― 298,
Surtur flings his fire-brands
over the nine worlds ― 301, Renewal of the World ― 301,
Lif and Lifthrasir ―
302,
vii
PREFACE
A complete and popular English account of the religious beliefs
and superstitious customs of the old Norsemen, suited to our younger
readers, has hitherto been left unwritten. The editor feels sure that
our elder children can easily be brought to take a beneficial interest in
a subject of such great intrinsic worth to all of us, and has therefore
brought out the accompanying book.
Our old ancestors were a hardy, conservative race, and
tenaciously held by the treasured relics of their former beliefs and
customs long after they had been shattered by the onset of
Christianity. They retained their primitive Odinic belief as late as A.D.
800, and we therefore possess it in a very complete state, far more
so than any other European system of mythology. We English have
to this day inherited this conservative trait of their character, and are
still continually in every-day life coming across new and
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