Nordic Gods and Heroes

by Colum, Padraic; Pogány, Willy

• ISBN13: 9780486289120
• ISBN10: 0486289125
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 1996-01-18
• Publisher: Dover Publications

Summary

Rich selection of age-old legends concerning the gods and goddesses who dwell in Asgard, their problems with the mischievous Loki, the exploits of Odin and Thor, the story of Sigurd, the winning of Brynhild, the twilight of the gods and more. Enhanced with over 40 atmospheric illustrations by Willy Pogany.

Table of Contents

PART I
THE DWELLERS IN ASGARD
1. Far Away and Long Ago
2. The Building of the Wall
3. Iduna and Her Apples: How Loki Put the Gods in Danger
4. Sif's Golden Hair: How Loki Wrought Mischief in Asgard
5. How Brock the Dwarf Brought Judgement on Loki
6. How Freya Gained Her Necklace and How Her Loved One Was Lost to Her
7. "How Frey Won Gerda, the Giant Maiden, and How He Lost His Magic Sword"
8. Heimdall and Little Hnossa: How All Things Came to Be
9. The All-Father's Forebodings: How He Leaves Asgard
PART II
ODIN THE WANDERER
1. Odin Goes to Mimir's Well: His Sacrifice for Wisdom
2. Odin Faces an Evil Man
3. Odin Wins for Men the Magic Mead
4. "Odin Tells to Vidar, His Silent Son, the Secret of His Doings"
5. Thor and Loki in the Giant's City
6. How Thor and Loki Befooled Thyrm the Giant
7. Ægir's Feast: How Thor Triumphed
8. "The Dwarf's Hoard, and the Curse that It Brought"
PART III
THE WITCH'S HEART
1. Foreboding in Asgard
2. Loki the Betrayer
3. Loki against Æsir
4. The Valkyrie
5. The Children of Loki
6. Baldur's Doom
7. Loki's Punishment
PART IV
THE SWORD OF THE VOLSUNGS AND THE TWILIGHT OF THE GODS
1. Sigurd's Youth
2. The Sword Gram and the Dragon Fafnir
3. The Dragon's Blood
4. The Story of Sigmund and Signy
5. The Story of Sigmund and Sinfiotli
6. The Story of the Vengeance of the Volsungs and of the Death of Sinfiotli
7. Brynhild in the House of Flame
8. Sigurd at the House of the Nibelungs
9. How Brynhild Was Won for Gunnar
10. The Death of Sigurd
11. The Twilight of the Gods