Preface 5
Introduction 15
Foreword 33
THE FOOLING OF GYLFE.
CHAPTER I. Gefjun’s Plowing 49
CHAPTER II. Gylfe’s Journey to Asgard 51
CHAPTER III. Of the Highest God 54
CHAPTER IV. The Creation of the World 56
CHAPTER V. The Creation (continued) 64
CHAPTER VI. The First Works of the Asas--The Golden Age 69
CHAPTER VII. On the Wonderful Things in Heaven 72
CHAPTER VIII. The Asas 79
CHAPTER IX. Loke and his Offspring 91
CHAPTER X. The Goddesses (Asynjes) 97
CHAPTER XI. The Giantess Gerd and Skirner’s Journey 101
CHAPTER XII. Life in Valhal 104
CHAPTER XIII. Odin’s Horse and Frey’s Ship 109
CHAPTER XIV. Thor’s Adventures 113
CHAPTER XV. The Death of Balder 131
CHAPTER XVI. Ragnarok 140
CHAPTER XVII. Regeneration 147
Afterword to the Fooling of Gylfe 151
BRAGE’S TALK.
CHAPTER I. Æger’s Journey to Asgard 152
CHAPTER II. Idun and her Apples 155
CHAPTER III. How Njord got Skade to Wife 158
CHAPTER IV. The Origin of Poetry 160
Afterword to Brage’s Talk 166
EXTRACTS FROM THE POETICAL DICTION.
Thor and Hrungner 169 Thor’s Journey to Geirrod’s 176 Idun 184 Æger’s Feast 187 Loke’s Wager with the Dwarfs 189 The Niflungs and Gjukungs 193 Menja and Fenja 206 The Grottesong 208 Rolf Krake 214 Hogne and Hild 218
NOTES.
Enea 221 Herikon 221 The Historical Odin 221 Fornjot and the Settlement of Norway 239 Notes to the Fooling of Gylfe 242 Note on the Niflungs and Gjukungs 266 Note on Menja and Fenja 267 Why the Sea is Salt 268
VOCABULARY 275
INDEX 291
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THE YOUNGER EDDA.
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