Goddess of the North

Name: Goddess of the North | A Comprehensive Exploration of the Norse Godesses, from Antiquity to the Modern Age
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A Comprehensive Exploration of the Norse Godesses, from Antiquity to the Modern Age

Lynda Welch(Autor*in)

Weiser Books (Verlag)

Erschienen am 12. September 2025

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Cover
Copyrights
Dedication
Contents
Figures and Tables
FIGURE 1. Land of the Norse Goddess (Map)
FIGURE 2. Probable origin of the initial displacement and fragmentation of the Goddess of the North (Map)
FIGURE 3. Another stage of competition for the Goddess of the North (Map)
FIGURE 4. Hilde, one of the Valkyries
FIGURE 5. A Valkyrie
FIGURE 6. "Sol, Bil. and Wave Maidens
FIGURE 7. Freya in her chariot
FIGURE 8. Freya and the nacklace
FIGURE 9. Freya
FIGURE 10. Frigg engaged in hunting
FIGURE 11. Holda, the kind protectress
FIGURE 12. Idun and the apples
FIGURE 13. Valkyries conducting the fallen heroes to Val-Halla
FIGURE 14. Yggdrasill
FIGURE 15. The interwoven aspects of the Goddess of the North
FIGURE 16. The Goddess of the North
FIGURE 17. The triangles of Yggdrasill
FIGURE 18. Innocents slaughtered (Map)
FIGURE 19. Freya among the dwarves
FIGURE 20. "Sacred Animals
FIGURE 21. The Valknut
FIGURE 22. Honor in the Norse Tradition
FIGURE 23. Respect in the Norse Tradition
FIGURE 24. Responsibility in the Norse Tradition
FIGURE 25. Tenets of the Norse Spiritual Tradition
TABLE 1. The Goddesses, Thier Attributes and Associations
TABLE 2. Sturluson's List of Names
TABLE 3. Sturluson's List of Asyniur
TABLE 4. Piecing Together the Fragments
TABLE 5. Humanization of the Mother
TABLE 6. Humanization of the Daughter
TABLE 7. Humanization of the Grandmother
TABLE 8. Aspects of the Goddess of the North
TABLE 9. More Aspects of the Goddess of the North
Acknowledgments
Introduction
Part I: Historical Exploration
CHAPTER 1. Why a Primordial Goddess?
CHAPTER 2. Precedents
CHAPTER 3. Displacement and Fragmentation of the Goddess
Part II: The Fragments
CHAPTER 4. Creation
CHAPTER 5. The Aesir, The Vanir, and the Giants
CHAPTER 6. Giantesses
CHAPTER 7. Divine Seeresses and Guardians
CHAPTER 8. Asyniur
CHAPTER 9. Ragnarok
Part III: Unveiling the Hidden Truth
CHAPTER 10. Piecing Together the Fragments
CHAPTER 11. Understanding Yggdrasill
CHAPTER 12. Mother
CHAPTER 13. Daughter
CHAPTER 14. Grandmother
CHAPTER 15. The Goddess of the North
Part IV: Past to Present
CHAPTER 16. Women in Norse Society
CHAPTER 17. Witch Hunts
CHAPTER 18. The Goddess Remembered in Folk and Fairy Tales
CHAPTER 19. Spiritual Symbols
CHAPTER 20. The Goddess Today
Glossary
Pronunciation Guide
Bibliography
Index
About the Author
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