The Gods of the North
- Subtitle
- an epic poem
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1. Front matter2. To his Majesty Christian VIII, King of Denmark, &c. &c. &c.3. PREFACE BY THE TRANSLATOR.4. ALPHABETICAL LIST OF THE PROPER NAMES OCCURRING IN OR CONNECTED WITH THE POEM ENTITLED “THE GODS OF THE NORTH.”5. THE GODS OF THE NORTH. ARGUMENT OF THE POEM.6. THE GODS OF THE NORTH.7. CANTO I. THOR SETS OUT ON AN ADVENTURE WITH LOK.8. CANTO II. SPELLS UPON THE HEATH.9. CANTO III. THOR IN HELHEIM.10. CANTO IV. THOR ARRIVES AT UTGARD.11. CANTO V. MAGIC SPELLS IN UTGARD.12. CANTO VI. THE SPELLS UNRAVELLED.13. CANTO VII. THE RETURN HOME.14. CANTO VIII. THOR VISITS THE GIANT HYMIR.15. CANTO IX. THOR’S FISHING ADVENTURE.16. CANTO X. LOK BECOMES ENAMOURED OF SIF.17. CANTO XI. CONVERSATION BETWEEN LOK AND SIF.18. CANTO XI. LOK’S CONVERSATION WITH SIF.19. CANTO XII. LOK PROCURES THINGS OF VALUE FROM THE DWARFS.20. CANTO XIII. THE RAPE OF IDUNA.21. CANTO XIV. THE DELIVERANCE OF IDUNA.22. CANTO XV. THE VANER.[55]23. CANTO XVI. THE NUPTIALS OF SKADA.24. CANTO XVII. THE AMOUR OF FREY.25. CANTO XVIII. JOY IN VALHALLA.26. CANTO XIX. THE EINHERIER.27. CANTO XX. BRAGUR’S SONG IN HONOUR OF GEFION.28. CANTO XXI. CONVERSATION BETWEEN SKIRNIR AND FREY.29. CANTO XXII. FREY’S PLAINT AT THE FOUNTAIN.30. CANTO XXIII. THE JOURNEY OF SKIRNIR.31. CANTO XXIV. GERDA’S LOVE.32. CANTO XXV. SKIRNIR FULFILS HIS ERRAND.33. CANTO XXVI. THE WOLF FENRIS AND TYR.34. CANTO XXVII. THE BANQUET OF ÆGIR.35. CANTO XXVIII. LOK’S TREACHERY.36. CANTO XXIX. THE HAMMER OF THOR RECOVERED.37. CANTO XXX. THE VALA’S PROPHECY.38. NOTES AND ELUCIDATIONS.39. ERRATA.