Myths of Northern Lands: Narrated with Special Reference to Literature and ArtAmerican Book Company, 1895 - 319页 The aim of this handbook of Northern mythology is to familiarize the English student of letters with the religion of his heathen ancestors, and to set forth, as clearly as possible, the various myths which have exercised an influence over our customs, arts, and literature. As Norwegians, Danes, Swedes, Icelanders, Germans, English, and French all came originally from the same stock and worshiped the same gods, so these tales formed the basis not only of their religious belief, but also of their first attempts at poetry. They are the classics of the North, and deserve as much attention at our hands as the more graceful and idyllic mythology of the South. The most distinctive traits of the Northern mythology are a peculiar grim humor which is found in the religion of no other race, and a dark thread of tragedy which runs throughout the whole woof. These two characteristics, touching both extremes of the scale, have colored Northern thought, and have left their indelible imprint upon all our writings even to this day. - Preface. |
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Ægir Æsir Asgard avenge bade Balder BALDER DEAD Matthew beautiful Bifröst bore Bragi brother Brunhild called dark daughter DEAD Matthew Arnold death declared divinities Draupnir dwarfs dwelling earth EDDA Thorpe's tr elves emblem father feast Fenris fire flames Frey Freya Frigga Geirrod giantess goddess gods gold golden Greek Gudrun Gunnar hall hammer hand heart heaven Heimdall Hermod heroes Hodur Hymir Idun Jötun-heim king Loki Loki's magic maiden Matthew Arnold Midgard Midgard snake mighty mountain myth MYTHOLOGY R. B. Anderson never Niblungs Nifl-heim night Niörd Norns NORSE MYTHOLOGY NORSE MYTHOLOGY R. B. NORTH R. B. Anderson Odin Odin's palace personification realm Rinda ring runes sacred SÆMUND'S EDDA Thorpe's Siggeir Sigmund Sigurd Sinfiotli Skadi Skirnir slain slay Sleipnir soon spear steed supposed sword Thiassi Thor Thor's thou VALHALLA VALHALLA J. C. Jones Valkyrs vessel Vidar VIKING Volsung Völund wife Yggdrasil
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