The Book of Viking Myths: From the Voyages of Leif Erikson to the Deeds of Odin, the Storied History and Folklore of the Vikings

201 Pages·2017·2.23 MB·English

by  Peter Archer

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Contents
Title Page
Copyright Page
Dedication
Acknowledgments
Chapter One: Who Were the Vikings?
Viking Culture
Vikings at Peace
The End of the Viking Age
Chapter Two: Voyages Across the Seas
Leif Erikson and the Voyage to America
Leif Erikson
The Danelaw
Kiev and the Rus
Northmen and Normandy
Chapter Three: Life Among the Vikings
Hunting and Farming
Travel and Trade
Vikings at Home
Furnishings
The Development of Towns and Trade
Viking Weapons
Chapter Four: The Sources of Viking Mythology
Snorri Sturluson
The Prose Edda
The Elder Edda
The Poetic Edda
Skaldic Poetry
Chapter Five: In the Beginning . . .
The Creation of Ymir
The Cow Audhumla
The Making of Middle-earth
Valhalla and the Valkyrie
Other Races of Middle-earth
The Viking Cosmos
Chapter Six: Yggdrasil, the World Tree
The Well of Urdr
Hvergelmir
The Creatures of the Tree
Svipdag and Mengloth
Chapter Seven: Gods and Goddesses of the North
Odin the One-Eyed
Loki
Other Gods
Goddesses
Chapter Eight: The Exploits of Thor
Thor’s Origins
Thor’s Hammer, Mjollnir
Thor and Loki’s Journey to Utgard
Chapter Nine: More Tales of the Gods
Thor and Hymir Fishing
The Necklace of Brísingamen
Hrungnir and Thor
The Rígsthula
Chapter Ten: The Treachery of Loki
The Theft of Thor’s Hammer
The Theft of Idunn’s Apples
The Death of Baldr
The Binding of Loki
Chapter Eleven: Sigurd the Volsung
The Volsungs
Helgi
The Young Sigurd
Chapter Twelve: Sigurd and Brynhild
Sigurd’s Discovery of Brynhild
Features of the Völsunga Saga
Chapter Thirteen: Beowulf
The Battle with Grendel
Grendel’s Mother
The Battle with the Dragon
The Beowulf Manuscript
The Treasure of Sutton Hoo
Chapter Fourteen: Ragnarök: The End of the World
Winter and Strife
Battle of Giants and Gods
The Rebirth
At the End
Glossary
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Bibliography
About the Author
The Book of Viking Myths
From the Voyages of Leif Erikson to the Deeds of Odin, the
Storied History and Folklore of the Vikings
Peter Archer
Avon, Massachusetts
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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Archer, Peter (Peter Andrew), author.
The book of Viking myths / Peter Archer.
Avon, Massachusetts: Adams Media, 2017.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
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