The Children of Odin The Book of Northern Myths

by Colum, Padraic; Pogany, Willy

• ISBN13: 9780689868856
• ISBN10: 0689868855
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2004-07-01
• Publisher: Aladdin

Summary

Before time as we know it began, gods and goddesses lived in the city of Asgard. Odin All-Father crossed the rainbow bridge to walk among men in Midgard. Thor defended Asgard with his mighty hammer. Mischievous Loki was constantly getting into trouble with the other gods, and dragon and giants walked free. This collection of Norse sagas retold by author Padraic Colum gives us a sense of that magical time when the world was filled with powers and wonders we can hardly imagine!

Author Biography

Padraic Colum (1881–1972) was a poet, a playwright, and a leader of the Irish Renaissance, but he is best known for his works for children, including The Children of Odin and The Golden Fleece (a Newbery Honor Book).

William Andrew (“Willy”) Pogany (August 1882–July 30, 1955) was a prolific Hungarian illustrator of children’s and other books.

Table of Contents

The Dwellers in Asgard
Far Away and Long Ago	p. 3
The Building of the Wall	p. 6
Iduna and Her Apples: How Loki Put the Gods in Danger	p. 13
Sif's Golden Hair: How Loki Wrought Mischief in Asgard	p. 27
How Brock Brought Judgment on Loki	p. 34
How Freya Gained Her Necklace and How Her Loved One Was Lost to Her	p. 44
How Frey Won Gerda, the Giant Maiden, and How He Lost His Magic Sword	p. 51
Heimdall and Little Hnossa: How All Things Came to Be	p. 62
The All-Father's Forebodings: How He Leaves Asgard	p. 69
Odin the Wanderer
Odin Goes to Mimir's Well: His Sacrifice for Wisdom	p. 77
Odin Faces an Evil Man	p. 82
Odin Wins for Men the Magic Mead	p. 90
Odin Tells to Vidar, His Silent Son, the Secret of His Doings	p. 99
Thor and Loki in the Giants' City	p. 102
How Thor and Loki Befooled Thrym the Giant	p. 116
Aegir's Feast: How Thor Triumphed	p. 124
The Dwarf's Hoard, and the Curse that It Brought	p. 136
The Witch's Heart
Foreboding in Asgard	p. 151
Loki the Betrayer	p. 155
Loki Against the Aesir	p. 164
The Valkyrie	p. 169
The Children of Loki	p. 174
Baldur's Doom	p. 180
Loki's Punishment	p. 193
The Sword of the Volsungs and the Twilight of the Gods
Sigurd's Youth	p. 199
The Sword Gram and the Dragon Fafnir	p. 208
The Dragon's Blood	p. 215
The Story of Sigmund and Signy	p. 223
The Story of Sigmund and Sinfiotli	p. 233
The Story of the Vengeance of the Volsungs and of the Death of Sinfiotli	p. 239
Brynhild in the House of Flame	p. 245
Sigurd at the House of the Nibelungs	p. 250
How Brynhild Was Won for Gunnar	p. 255
The Death of Sigurd	p. 260
The Twilight of the Gods	p. 265
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