Norse mythology
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- or, The religion of our forefathers, containing all the myths of the Eddas, systematized and interpreted
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1. Front matter2. NORSE MYTHOLOGY3. PREFACE.4. LIST OF WORKS CONSULTED.5. TABLE OF CONTENTS.6. INTRODUCTION.7. CHAPTER I. WHAT IS MYTHOLOGY AND WHAT IS NORSE MYTHOLOGY?8. CHAPTER II. WHY CALL THIS MYTHOLOGY NORSE? OUGHT IT NOT RATHER TO BE CALLED GOTHIC OR TEUTONIC?9. CHAPTER III. NORSE MYTHOLOGY COMPARED WITH THE GREEK.10. CHAPTER IV. ROMAN MYTHOLOGY.11. CHAPTER V. INTERPRETATION OF NORSE MYTHOLOGY.12. CHAPTER VI. THE NORSE MYTHOLOGY FURNISHES ABUNDANT AND EXCELLENT MATERIAL FOR THE USE OF POETS, SCULPTORS AND PAINTERS.13. CHAPTER VII. THE SOURCES OF NORSE MYTHOLOGY AND INFLUENCE OF THE ASA-FAITH.14. NORSE MYTHOLOGY.15. PART I. THE CREATION AND PRESERVATION OF THE WORLD.16. CHAPTER I. THE CREATION.17. CHAPTER II. THE PRESERVATION. THE ASH YGDRASIL. MIMER’S FOUNTAIN. URD’S FOUNTAIN. THE NORNS OR FATES.18. CHAPTER III. EXEGETICAL REMARKS UPON THE CREATION AND PRESERVATION OF THE WORLD.19. PART II. THE LIFE AND EXPLOITS OF THE GODS.20. CHAPTER I. ODIN.21. CHAPTER II. HERMOD, TYR, HEIMDAL, BRAGE, AND IDUN.22. CHAPTER III. BALDER AND NANNA, HODER, VALE AND FORSETE.23. CHAPTER IV. THOR, HIS WIFE SIF AND SON ULLER.24. CHAPTER V. VIDAR.25. CHAPTER VI. THE VANS.26. CHAPTER VII. THE DEVELOPMENT OF EVIL. LOKE AND HIS OFFSPRING.27. PART III. RAGNAROK AND REGENERATION.28. CHAPTER I. RAGNAROK.29. CHAPTER II. REGENERATION.30. VOCABULARY OF THE PRINCIPAL PROPER NAMES OCCURRING IN THE NORSE MYTHOLOGY,31. INDEX.