k of Northern Myths

by

PADRAIC COLUM

illustrated by
Willy Pogany

Collier Books
Macmillan Publishing Company
New York

Collier Macmillan Publishers
London

Copyright Macmillan Publishing Company, a division of
Macmillan, Inc., 1920; copyright renewed by
Padraic Colum and Macmillan Publishing Company 1948
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_The Children of Odin_ is also published in a
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First Collier Books edition 1984
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Library of Congress Cataloging in Publication Data
Colum, Padraic, 1881-1972.

The children of Odin.

Summary: A retelling of the Norse sagas about Odin,
Freya, Thor, Loki and the other gods and goddesses who
lived in Asgard before the dawn of history.

1. Mythology, Norse--Juvenile literature.
[1. Mythology, Norse] I. Pogany, Willy, 1882-1955, ill.
II. Title.

BL860.C63 1984b 293'.13 83-20368
ISBN 0-02-042100-1 (pbk.: alk. paper)

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CONTENTS

PART I _The Dwellers in Asgard_

1. Far Away and Long Ago 3

2. The Building of the Wall 6

3. Iduna and Her Apples: How Loki Put the
Gods in Danger 13

4. Sif's Golden Hair: How Loki Wrought
Mischief in Asgard 27

5. How Brock Brought Judgment on Loki 34

6. How Freya Gained Her Necklace and How
Her Loved One Was Lost to Her 44

7. How Frey Won Gerda, the Giant Maiden,
and How He Lost His Magic Sword 51

8. Heimdall and Little Hnossa: How All
Things Came to Be 62

9. The All-Father's Forebodings: How He
Leaves Asgard 69

PART II _Odin the Wanderer_

1. Odin Goes to Mimir's Well: His Sacrifice
for Wisdom 77

2. Odin Faces an Evil Man 82

3. Odin Wins for Men the Magic Mead 90

4. Odin Tells to Vidar, His Silent Son, the
Secret of His Doings 99

5. Thor an