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Index
Cover
About the Author
Title Page
Copyright Page
Contents
Introduction
1: The Myth-Makers
2: The Sources of our Knowledge
3: New Light on the Myths
Gods and Myths of Northern Europe
Chapter 1: The World of the Northern Gods
1. The Prose Edda
2. The Gods and their World
3. Thor and the Giants
4. The Doom of the Gods
5. The Giants and the Dwarfs
6. Myths outside the Prose Edda
Chapter 2: The Gods of Battle
1. Odin, Lord of Hosts
2. The Germanic War Gods
3. The Valkyries of Odin
4. The Berserks of Odin
5. The Worship of the War God
Chapter 3: The Thunder God
1. Thor in the Myths
2. The Temples of Thor
3. The Hammer of Thor
4. The God of the Sky
5. Thor and his Adversaries
Chapter 4: The Gods of Peace and Plenty
1. The Deity in the Wagon
2. Freyr, God of Plenty
3. Companions of Freyr
4. The Mother Goddess
5. The Goddess Freyja
6. The Power of the Vanir
Chapter 5: The Gods of the Sea
1. Aegir and Ran
2. Njord, God of Ships
3. The Depths of the Sea
Chapter 6: The Gods of the Dead
1. Odin and Mercury
2. Odin as a Shaman
3. The Realm of Odin
4. The Burial Mound
5. Thor and the Dead
6. The Dragon and the Dead
Chapter 7: The Enigmatic Gods
1. Bragi and Idun
2. Mimir and Hoenir
3. The Twin Gods
4. Forseti
5. Heimdall
6. Loki
7. Balder
Chapter 8: The Beginning and the End
1. The World Tree
2. The Creation of the World
3. The End of the World
Conclusion The Passing of the Old Gods
Works of Reference
Names and Sources
Index
Footnotes
Introduction
2. The Sources of our Knowledge
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Chapter 2: The Gods of Battle
1. Odin, Lord of Hosts
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2. The Germanic War Gods
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3. The Valkyries of Odin
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4. The Berserks of Odin
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Chapter 3: The Thunder God
2. The Temples of Thor
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3. The Hammer of Thor
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4. The God of the Sky
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5. Thor and his Adversaries
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Chapter 4: The Gods of Peace and Plenty
1. The Deity in the Wagon
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2. Freyr, God of Plenty
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3. Companions of Freyr
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4. The Mother Goddess
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5. The Goddess Freyja
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6. The Power of the Vanir
Page 126
Chapter 5: The Gods of the Sea
1. Aegir and Ran
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2. Njord, God of Ships
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Chapter 6: The Gods of the Dead
2. Odin as a Shaman
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4. The Burial Mound
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5. Thor and the Dead
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6. The Dragon and the Dead
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Chapter 7: The Enigmatic Gods
1. Bragi and Idun
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2. Mimir and Hoenir
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4. Forseti
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5. Heimdall
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7. Balder
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Chapter 8: The Beginning and the End
1. The World Tree
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2. The Creation of the World
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3. The End of the World
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Conclusion The Passing of the Old Gods
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