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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