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Title: Told by the Northmen:
Stories from the Eddas and Sagas

Author: E. M. [Ethel Mary] Wilmot-Buxton

Release Date: July 30, 2009 [EBook #29551]

Language: English

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TOLD BY THE NORTHMEN:

Stories from the Eddas and Sagas

E. M. WILMOT-BUXTON

George G. Harrap & Co. Ltd., London

1908

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Contents

Hakon's Lay ix

CHAPTER

I. How All Things Began 1

II. How All-Father Odin Became Wise 6

III. How the Queen of the Sky Gave Gifts to Men 14

IV. How a Giant Built a Fortress for the Asas 17

V. The Magic Mead 22

VI. How Loki Made a Wager with the Dwarfs 29

VII. The Apples of Youth 34

VIII. How the Fenris Wolf was Chained 41

IX. How the Pride of Thor was Brought Low 46

X. How Thor's Hammer was Lost and Found 56

XI. The Giant's Daughters 64

XII. The Story of Balder the Beautiful 69

XIII. How Hermod Made a Journey to the Underworld 78

XIV. How Loki was Punished at Last 83

XV. The Story of the Magic Sword 87

XVI. How Sigmund Fought His Last Battle 96

XVII. The Story of the Magic Gold 101

XVIII. How Sigurd Slew the Dragon 107

XIX. How