What is included with this book?
About this book | p. vii |
A Guide to Pronouncing Old Norse | p. xi |
List of Illustrations | p. xiii |
The Sources of Norse Mythology | p. 1 |
Archaeological Evidence | p. 2 |
Runic Inscriptions and Picture Stones | p. 8 |
Written Sources | p. 10 |
Conclusion | p. 30 |
Case Study: Thor and the Mišgaršsormr | p. 31 |
The Gods on the Ground: Religious Culture as a Background to Pagan Myth | p. 51 |
The Germanic Context | p. 53 |
The Gods of the Norsemen | p. 59 |
Identifying the Norse Gods in the Archaeological Record | p. 65 |
Ritual: The Gods in Practice | p. 69 |
Conclusion | p. 79 |
Myths in the Viking Age: Norway, Iceland and Beyond, c. 850-950 | p. 81 |
The Mythic Father of Old Norse Poetry | p. 81 |
Myths Fit for a King | p. 86 |
The Fashion for Valhalla | p. 96 |
Egill's Sonatorrek | p. 108 |
Conclusion | p. 119 |
The Twilight of the Gods: The Age of Religious Conflict in Norway, c. 950-1000 | p. 123 |
Earl Hįkon and State Paganism | p. 127 |
Sex and Sacral Kingship | p. 134 |
The Creation of Mythic Narratives | p. 142 |
The End of the Pagan World? | p. 157 |
Conclusion | p. 168 |
Pagan Myths under Conversion: Norway and Iceland, c. 980-1000 | p. 171 |
The Christian King and his Pagan Poet | p. 173 |
The Conversion of Iceland | p. 181 |
Conclusion | p. 190 |
The Rebirth of Norse Mythology: Denmark and Iceland, c. 1150-1350 | p. 193 |
Myth and History in Saxo and Snorri | p. 199 |
The Authorized Version: Snorri Sturluson's Edda | p. 207 |
The Creation of the Poetic Edda | p. 222 |
Conclusion: And What Came Next? | p. 230 |
Notes | p. 233 |
Bibliography | p. 241 |
Index | p. 255 |
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