The Viking Gods

by Young, Jean I.; Frolich, Lorenz

• ISBN13: 9789979856788
• ISBN10: 9979856785
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2002-05-01
• Publisher: Gudrun

Summary

The books in this series contain short texts from the original stories from Viking Age. These new translations unlock the treasures of the Classical texts and will make a valued gift for friends, relatives or business associates.

The Viking Gods contains excerpts from Snorri Sturluson's Edda, which was written around 1220 and is the most important source on the gods of the Vikings. It's the story of the mythical kingdom of Asgard, ruled by the all-mighty god Odin, with Thor, Loki, Balder and the Valkyries.

Table of Contents

Editor's Note	p. 9
Introduction	p. 10
The Beginning
The First World	p. 16
The Frost Ogres	p. 19
The Creation of Heaven and Earth	p. 20
The Creation of Man	p. 23
The Family of Gods
Odin and Frigg	p. 27
Thor and Sif	p. 29
Baldur and Nanna	p. 31
Njord and Skadi	p. 33
Frey--The Harvest God	p. 35
Freyja--The Goddess of Love	p. 37
Tyr--The Battle God	p. 39
Bragi and Idun	p. 41
Heimdall--Warden of the Gods	p. 43
The Blind, the Bold and the Beautiful	p. 45
Loki--The Father of Lies	p. 47
The Golden Age
Asgard--A Divine City	p. 50
Bifrost--From Heaven to Earth	p. 52
Yggdrasill--The World Tree	p. 54
The Norns of Fate	p. 57
Life in Valhalla	p. 59
Divine Treasures
The Wager	p. 62
Magic at Work	p. 64
The Verdict	p. 66
Appendix
A note on this edition	p. 68
Snorri. Story-teller of the Gods	p. 69
Lorenz Frolich 1820-1908	p. 72
Index of Names	p. 74
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