Norse Gods, Monsters & Myths - Paperback

Contents

Norse Gods, Monsters & Myths 2

Contents 3

1. In The Beginning: The Norse Creation Myth 5

2. The Norse Cosmos 7

2.1 Yggdrasil 7

2.2 Niflheim 9

2.3 Muspelheim 10

2.4 Asgard 11

2.5 Vanaheim 13

2.6 Jotunheim 15

2.7 Midgard 17

2.8 Helheim 19

2.9 Alfheim 22

2.10 Svartalfheim 24

3. Norse Gods & Monsters 26

3.1 Odin the All-Father 27

3.2 Thor the God of Thunder 30

3.3 Loki the Trickster 33

3.4 Freyr the God of Fertility and Virility 36

3.5 Freyja the Goddess of Love and Beauty 38

3.6 Frigg the Domestic Goddess 41

3.7 Baldr the Lost God of Light 43

3.8 Heimdall the Watchful God 45

3.9 Tyr the Just God of War 47

3.10 Njord the God of Sea and Winds 50

3.11 Sif the Goddess of the Harvest 52

3.12 Sigyn the Devoted and Victorious Goddess 54

3.13 Idunn the Goddess of Youth & Bragi 56

3.14 Bragi the Bard of Asgard 59

3.15 Ullr the God of Winter 61

3.16 Vidar the Vengeful God 63

3.17 Angrboda 64

3.18 Fenrir the Mightly Wolf 67

3.19 Jormungandr the Midgard Serpent 69

3.20 Hel the Queen of the Dead 72

4. Myths & Legends 73

4.1 Aesir-Vanir War 74

4.2 Mead of Poetry 76

4.3 Walls of Asgard 78

4.4 Odin Wins the Runes 80

4.5 Siff's Hair 82

4.6 Thor's Wedding 84

4.7 Utgard-Loki 86

4.8 Andvari's Ring 89

4.9 Fishing for Jormungandr 92

4.10 Death of Baldr 94

5. Ragnarok 96