Myths of the Norsemen (Illustrated Edition)

'The prime importance of the rude fragments of poetry preserved in early Icelandic literature will now be disputed by none.''Myths of the Norsemen' is a collection of Northern myths and legends as preserved in the Eddas and Sagas of Iceland. These stories presented here are probably the purest versions of the original myths. Contents:The BeginningOdinFriggaThorTyrBragiIdunNiordFreyFreyaUllerForsetiHeimdallHermodVidarValiThe Norns The ValkyrsHel gir Balder Loki The Giants The Dwarfs The Elves The Sigurd Saga The Frithiof Saga The Twilight of the Gods Greek and Northern Mythologies A Comparison