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Iduna and Her Apples – How Loki Put the Gods in Danger
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How Freya Gained Her Necklace and How Her Loved One Was Lost to Her
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How Frey Won Gerda, the Giant Maiden, and How He Lost His Magic Sword
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The All-Father’s Forebodings: How He Leaves Asgard
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Odin Goes to Mimir’s Well – His Sacrifice for Wisdom
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How Thor and Loki Befooled Thrym the Giant
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Ægir’s Feast: How Thor Triumphed
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Loki the Betrayer
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Baldur’s Doom
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Sigurd at the House of the Nibelungs
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The Twilight of the Gods
And many, many more!
The age-old legends and tales of Nordic mythology are a common heritage of German, Scandinavian, and Anglo-Saxon peoples. This very readable collection features a rich selection of these time-honored stories, retold in simple dramatic fashion by noted Irish author Padraic Colum.
Readers will find themselves drawn into the timeless world of the gods and goddesses who dwell in Asgard, a magical realm reached by a rainbow bridge. Here unfold the exciting stories of how Frey won Gerda, the Giant Maiden, and how he lost his magic sword; how Thor and Loki fooled Thrym the Giant; the Dwarf’s hoard and the curse that it brought; Baldur’s doom; Sigurd’s youth; Brynhild in the House of Flame; the death of Sigurd; the twilight of the gods; and many more.
Enhanced with over 40 atmospheric illustrations by Willy Pogany, this charming volume will delight myth lovers with its rich selection of enduring legends.
Reprint of The Children of Odin, Macmillan Company, New York, 1920.
