EDDIC MYTHOLOGY by John Arnott MacCulloch

CONTENTS . Title Page   . Author’s Preface p. xi . Introduction p. 3 I The Gods: A General Survey p. 15 II The Vanir p. 25 III Euhemerism p. 31 IV The Greater Gods — Odin p. 37 V The Greater Gods — Thor p. 68 VI The Greater Gods — Tyr p. 97 VII The Vanir Group — Njord p. 101 VIII The Vanir Group — Frey p. 108 IX The Vanir Group — Freyja p. 120 X Balder p. 127 XI Loki p. 139 XII Lesser Gods p. 151 XIII Mimir p. 167 XIV Ægir p. 171 XV Frigg p. 174 XVI Lesser Goddesses p. 178 XVII Ran p. 190 XVIII Nature p. 192 XIX Animals p. 216 XX The Alfar or Elves p. 219 XXI Vættir p. 228 XXII The Fylgja p. 233 XXIII The Norns p. 238 XXIV Valkyries p. 248 XXV Swan-Maidens p. 258 XXVI Dwarfs p. 264 XXVII Giants p. 275 XXVIII Trolls p. 285 XXIX The Nightmare Spirit p. 288 XXX Werwolves p. 291 XXXI Magic p. 295 XXXII The Other World p. 303 XXXIII Cosmogony and the Doom of the Gods p. 324 . Notes p. 349 . Bibliography p. 387

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