Norse Mythology or the Religion of Our Forefathers Containing All the Myths of the EddasRead Books Ltd, 22.03.2021 - 480 Seiten I think Scandinavian Paganism, to us here, is more interesting than any other. It is, for one thing, the latest it continued in these regions of Europe till the eleventh century eight hundred years ago the Norwegians were still worshipers of Odin. It is interesting also as the creed of our fathers the men whose blood still runs in our veins, whom doubtless we still resemble in so many ways. Strange: they did believe that, while we believe so differently. Let us look a little at this poor Norse creed, for many reasons. We have tolerable means to do it; for there is another point of interest in these Scandinavian mythologies: that they have been preserved so well. Neither is there no use in knowing something about this old Paganism of our fathers. Unconsciously, and combined with higher things, it is in us yet, that old faith withal. To know it consciously brings us into closer and clearer relations with the past, - with our own possessions in the past. For the whole past, as I keep repeating, is the position of the present. The past had always something true, and is a precious possession. In a different time, in a different place, it is always some other true of our common human nature that, has been developing Itself. |
Inhalt
CHAPTER IV | |
CHAPTER V | |
CHAPTER VI | |
CHAPTER VII | |
The Elder EddaIcelandic poetryBeowulfs Drapa | |
The original condition of the worldGinungagap Section | |
PART II | |
HERMOD TYR HEIMDAL BRAGE AND IDUN | |
CHAPTER III | |
CHAPTER IV | |
and Hrungner Section iii Thor and Geirrod Section iv Thor | |
THE DEVELOPMENT OF EVIL LOKE AND HIS OFFSPRING | |
Loke Section ii Lokes childrenThe Fenriswolf | |
REGENERATION | |
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Häufige Begriffe und Wortgruppen
abode Æger ancestors ancient Anglo-Sax Anglo-Saxon asas Asgard Balder beautiful Brage called counsel thee darkness death of Balder divine drink dwarfs dwelling earth einherjes Elder Edda elves evil father Fenris-wolf fire Frey Freyja Frigg frost-giants Gefjun Geirrod giant giantess Ginungagap goddess gods gold golden Gothic Greek mythology Gunlad hall hammer Hávamál heaven Heimdal Hoder Hœner horse Hrungner Hymer Icelandic Idun Jotunheim king language literature Lodfafner Loke Loke’s maid man’s mead Midgard Mimer mind Mjolner mountains Muspelheim myth nature Niflheim night Njord norns Norse mythology Norseland Norsemen North Norway Odin Odin’s poem poet poetic poetry race Ragnarok religion Roman Saga serpent Sigurd Skirner slain Song soul spirit Suttung sword Teutonic things Thjalfe Thor Thor’s thou takest Thou wilt profit thought Thrym tree Utgard-Loke Vafthrudner vala Valhal valkyries Vidar Völuspá wolf words Ygdrasil Ymer Younger Edda