Here are thirty-two classic myths that bring the pre-Christian Scandinavian world vividly to life. Gods, humans, and monstrous beasts engage in prodigious drinking bouts, contests of strength, greedy schemes for gold, and lusty encounters. Included are tales of Odin, the wisest and most fearsome of all the gods; Thor, the thundering powerhouse; and the exquisite mafic-wielding Freyja. Their stories bear witness to the courage, passion, and boundless spirit that were hallmarks of the Norse world.
With black-and-white drawings throughout
Part of the Pantheon Fairy Tale and Folklore Library
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US School Grade: Kindergarten and over, Interest Age: From 10 years
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Höhe: 235 mm
Breite: 156 mm
Dicke: 20 mm
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978-0-394-74846-7 (9780394748467)
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Schweitzer Klassifikation
KEVIN CROSSLEY-HOLLAND is a poet, translator, playwright, and award-winning author of children's books. Honors he has received include the Guardian Children's Fiction Award and the Tir Na n-Og Award. His King Arthur trilogy has sold more than a million copies and has been translated into twenty-five languages. An Honorary Fellow of St. Edmund Hall, Oxford, and a Fellow of the Royal Society of Literature, he lives in East Anglia.
Acknowledgments / xi
Introduction / xiv
The Norse World / xiv
Cosmology / xx
The Pantheon / xxv
Sources / xxxii
The Literary Structure of the Myths / xxxvi
Approach / xxxix
The Myths
1. The Creation / 3
2. The War of the Aesir and Vanir / 7
3. The Building of Asgard’s Wall / 9
4. Lord of the Gallows / 15
5. The Song of Rig / 18
6. The Mead of Poetry / 26
7. Loki’s Children and the Building of Fenrir / 33
8. The Theft of Idun’s Apples / 38
9. The Marriage of Njord and Skadi / 44
10. The Treasures of the Gods / 48
11. Skirnir’s Journey / 54
12. The Lay of Grimnir / 59
13. The Necklace of the Brisings / 65
14. The Lay of Thrym / 70
15. The Lay of Vafthrudnir / 75
16. Thor’s Journey to Utgard / 80
17. The Lay of Hymir / 95
18. Hyndla’s Poem / 100
19. Thor’s Duel with Hrungnir / 104
20. Odin and Billing’s Daughter / 112
21. Gylfi and Gedion / 114
22. The Lay of Harbard / 116
23. The Ballad of Svipdag / 121
24. Thor and Geirrod / 127
25. The Lay of Loddfafnir / 133
26. Otter’s Ransom / 136
27. The Lay of Alvis / 143
28. Balder’s Dreams / 147
29. The Death of Balder / 150
30. Loki’s Flyting / 162
31. The Binding of Loki / 169
32. Ragnarok / 173
Notes / 179
Glossary / 237
Bibliography / 254
Index / 263
