The Children of Odin: The Book of Northern MythsBefore time as we know it began, gods and goddesses lived in the city of Asgard. Odin All Father crossed the Rainbow Bridge to walk among men in Midgard. Thor defended Asgard with his mighty hammer. Mischievous Loki was constantly getting into trouble with the other gods, and dragons and giants walked free. This collection of Norse sagas retold by author Padraic Colum gives us a sense of that magical time when the world was filled with powers and wonders we can hardly imagine. |
Contents
| 3 | |
| 13 | |
How Loki Wrought Mis | 27 |
How Brock Brought Judgment on Loki | 34 |
How Freya Gained Her Necklace and | 44 |
How Frey Won Gerda the Giant Maiden | 51 |
How All Things | 62 |
How | 69 |
The Children of Loki | 174 |
Baldurs Doom | 180 |
Lokis Punishment | 193 |
The Sword of the Volsungs and the Twilight of the Gods | 197 |
Sigurds Youth | 199 |
The Sword Gram and the Dragon Fafnir | 208 |
The Dragons Blood | 215 |
The Story of Sigmund and Signy | 223 |
His Sacrifice | 77 |
Odin Wins for Men the Magic Mead | 90 |
Odin Tells to Vidar His Silent Son the Secret | 99 |
How Thor and Loki Befooled Thrym | 116 |
How Thor Triumphed | 124 |
The Dwarfs Hoard and the Curse that | 136 |
Foreboding in Asgard | 151 |
Loki Against the Aesir | 164 |
The Story of Sigmund and Sinfiotli | 233 |
The Story of the Vengeance of the Volsungs and of the Death of Sinfiotli | 239 |
Brynhild in the House of Flame | 245 |
Sigurd at the House of the Nibelungs | 250 |
How Brynhild Was Won for Gunnar | 255 |
The Death of Sigurd | 260 |
The Twilight of the Gods | 265 |
Other editions - View all
Common terms and phrases
Ægir Æsir Agnar amongst Andvari Asa Thor Baldur battle Baugi beautiful Bifröst Branstock Brock brother brought Brynhild cave cried dost Dragon Dwarfs Dwellers in Asgard dwelling E. L. Konigsburg eagle earth evil eyes Fafnir father feast Fenrir fire flame flew Frey Freya Frigga Geirrod Gerda Gods gold golden Grani Gudrun Gulveig Gunnar hair hall hammer hands head heard Heimdall hoard Högni horn horse Hreidmar Hrymer Iduna Jötunheim King Siggeir knew lad Thialfi Loki Loki's looked Magic Mead magic sword maiden Midgard mighty Mimir Miölnir Muspelheim Niörd Odin All-Father Odin's Odur Queen Ragnarök Rainbow Bridge Regin river rode shining apples Siggeir Sigmund Signy Sigurd Sindri Sinfiotli Skadi Skirnir Skyrmir slain slay spear spoke stone stood thee Thialfi Thiassi things Thor Thor and Loki Thor's thou thought Thrym told took Vanir Vidar Volsung wall Wanderer wife Ygdrassil