CONTENTS  of  VOL. I


    Preface p. vii
Chapter I Civilisation and Antiquities of the North p. 1
Chapter II Roman and Greek Accounts of the Northmen p. 7
Chapter III The Settlement of Britain By Northmen p. 17
Chapter IV The Mythology and Cosmogony of the Norsemen p. 27
Chapter V Mythology and Cosmogony (continued) p. 44
Chapter VI Odin of the North p. 51
Chapter VII The Successors of Odin of the North p. 62
Chapter VIII The Stone Age p. 62
Chapter IX The Bronze Age p. 84
Chapter X The Iron Age p. 125
Chapter XI Runes p. 154
Chapter XII Northern Relics — Bog Finds p. 193
Chapter XIII Northern Relics — Ground Finds p. 235
Chapter XIV Description of Some Remarkable Graves and Their Contents p. 247
Chapter XV Greek and Roman Antiquities in the North p. 259
Chapter XVI Glass p. 276
Chapter XVII Horses — Waggons p. 285
Chapter XVIII Various Forms of Graves p. 299
Chapter XIX Burials p. 320
Chapter XX Religion — Worship, Sacrifices, etc. p. 343
Chapter XXI Religion — Altars, Temples, High-Seat Pillars, etc. p. 356
Chapter XXII Religion — Human Sacrifices p. 364
Chapter XXIII Religion — Idols and Worship of Men and Animals, etc. p. 375
Chapter XXIV Religion — The Nornir and Valkyrias p. 385
Chapter XXV Religion — The Volvas p. 394
Chapter XXVI Religion — Æegir and Ran p. 403
Chapter XXVII Religion — Sacrifices to the Alfar, Disir, Fylgja, Hamingja, and Landvœttir p. 409
Chapter XXVIII Valhöll — Valhalla p. 420
Chapter XXIX Superstitions — Shape-Changing p. 430
Chapter XXX Superstitions — Witchcraft p. 439
Chapter XXXI Superstitions — Omens p. 450
Chapter XXXII Superstitions — Dreams p. 456
Chapter XXXIII The Struggle Between Paganism and Christianity p. 464
Chapter XXXIV The Land p. 478
Chapter XXXV Divisions of People Into Classes p. 486
Chapter XXXVI Slavery — Thraldom p. 502
Chapter XXXVII The Thing p. 515
Chapter XXXVIII The Godi and the Godiship p. 525
Chapter XXXIX The Laws of the Earlier English Tribes p. 532
Chapter XL Indemnity, Weregild p. 544
Chapter XLI The Oath and Ordeal p. 553
Chapter XLII Duelling p. 563
Chapter XLIII Outlawry p. 578
Chapter XLIV Revenge p. 584


CONTENTS  of  VOL. II


Chapter I Marriage p. 1
Chapter II Divorce p. 25
Chapter III The Birth and Bringing-Up of Children p. 30
Chapter IV The Arvel, or Inheritance Feast p. 47
Chapter V Foster-Brotherhood p. 61
Chapter VI Weapons p. 65
Chapter VII War Customs p. 102
Chapter VIII Rock Tracings p. 116
Chapter IX War-Ships p. 136
Chapter X The Fleets of the Northmen p. 176
Chapter XI Mode of Naval Warfare of the Northmen p. 181
Chapter XII Sea Battles p. 188
Chapter XIII Traders and Trading-Ships p. 209
Chapter XIV Debts and Robbery p. 235
Chapter XV Halls and Buildings p. 241
Chapter XVI Feasts, Entertainments p. 274
Chapter XVII Dress of Men p. 285
Chapter XVIII Dress of Women p. 301
Chapter XIX The Bracteates p. 332
Chapter XX Occupations and Sports of Men p. 344
Chapter XXI Occupations of Women p. 362
Chapter XXII Exercises — Indróttir p. 369
Chapter XXIII Indróttir — Poetry or Scaldship, Music and Mental Exercise p. 389
Chapter XXIV The Conduct of Life — The Hávamál p. 401
Chapter XXV Sorrow and Mourning p. 414
Chapter XXVI Champions and Berserks p. 423
Chapter XXVII Some Expeditions and Deeds of Great Vikings p. 433
Chapter XXVIII Some Expeditions and Deeds of Great Vikings (continued) p. 450
Chapter XXIX Some Expeditions and Deeds of Great Vikings (continued) p. 462
Chapter XXX Some Expeditions and Deeds of Great Vikings (continued) p. 479
Chapter XXXI Some Expeditions and Deeds of Great Vikings (continued) p. 486
Chapter XXXII Some Expeditions and Deeds of Great Vikings (continued) p. 499
Chapter XXXIII The Discovery and Settlement of Iceland, Greenland, and America p. 514
Chapter XXXIV The Orkneys and Hebrides p. 431
Appendix I Frankish Chronicles p. 536
Appendix II Fascimiles of Sagas p. 544
Appendix III Coins Found in Scandinavia p. 551
    Index p. 557

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