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Teutonic Mythology By Viktor Rydberg
Gods and Goddesses of the Northland
1907
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VOLUME I PART I - INTRODUCTION
- (A) The Ancient Aryans
- 1. The Words German and Germanic
- 2. The Aryan Family of Languages
- 3. Hypothesis of Asiatic Origin of the Aryans
- 4. Hypothesis of European Origin of the Aryans
- 5. The Aryan Land of Europe
- (B) Ancient Teutondom (Germanien)
- 6. The Stone Age of Prehistoric Teutondom
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PART II - MEDIÆVAL MIGRATION SAGAS
- (A) The Learned Saga in Regard to the Emigration From
Troy-Asgard
- 7. The Saga in Heimskringla and the Prose Edda
- 8. The Troy Saga and Prose Edda
- 9. Saxo's Relation to the Story of Troy
- 10. Older Periods of the Troy Saga
- 11. Story of the Origin of Trojan Descent of the Franks - 60
- 12. Odin as Leader of the Trojan Emigration - 67
- 13. Materials of the Icelandic Troy Saga - 83
- 14. Result of Foregoing Investigations
- (B) Popular Traditions of the Middle Ages
- 15. The Longobardian Migration Saga
- 16. Saxon and Swabian Migration Saga
- 17. The Frankish Migration Saga
- 18. Migration Saga of the Burgundians - 113
- 19. Teutonic Emigration Saga
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PART III - THE MYTH CONCERNING THE EARLIEST PERIOD AND THE EMIGRATIONS FROM THE NORTH
- 20. Myths Concerning the Creation of Man
- 21. Scef, the Original Patriarch
- 22. Borgar-Skjold, the Second Patriarch
- 23. Halfdan, the Third Patriarch
- 24. Halfdan's Enmity with Orvandel and Svipdag
- 25. Halfdan's Identity with Mannus
- 26. Sacred Runes Learned from Heimdal
- 27. Sorcery, the Reverse of Sacred Runes
- 28a. Heimdal and the Sun Goddess
- 28b. Loke Causes Enmity Between Gods and Creators
- 29. Halfdan Identical with Helge
- 30. The End of the Age of Peace
- 31. Halfdan's Character. The Weapon-Myth
- 32. War with the Heroes from Svarin's Mound
- 33. Review of the Svipdag Myth
- 34. The World-War and its Causes
- 35. Myth Concerning the Sword Guardian
- 36. Breach Between Asas Vans. Siege of Asgard
- 37. Significance of the World-War
- 38. The War in Midgard. Hadding's Adventures
- 39. Position of the Divine Clans to the Warriors
- 40. Hadding's Defeat
- 41. Loke's Punishment
- 42. Original Model of the Bravalla Battle
- 43. The Dieterich Saga
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PART IV - THE MYTH IN REGARD TO THE LOWER WORLD
- 44. Myth in Regard to the Lower World
- 45. Gudmund, King of the Glittering Plains
- 46. Ruler of the Lower World
- 47. Fjallerus and Hadingus in the Low World
- 48. A Frisian Saga, Adam of Bremen
- 49. Odainsaker and the Glittering Plains
- 50. Identification of Odainsaker
- 51. Gudmund's Identity with Mimer
- 52. Mimer's Grove
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VOLUME II
- 53. Myth in Regard to the Lower World
- 54. Myth Concerning Mimer's Grove
- 55. Mimer's Grove and Regeneration of the World
- 56. Gylfaginning's Cosmography
- 57. The Word Hel in Linguistic Usage
- 58. The Word Hel in Vegtamskvida and in Vafthrudnersmal
- 59. Border Mountain Between Hel and Nifelhel
- 60. Description of Nifelhel
- 61. Who the Inhabitants of Hel are
- 62. The Classes of Beings in Hel
- 63. The Kingdom of Death
- 64. Valkyries, Psycho-messengers of Diseases
- 65. The Way of Those who Fall by the Sword
- 66. Risting with the Spear-point
- 67. Loke's Daughter, Hel
- 68. Way to Hades Common to the Dead
- 69. The Doom of the Dead
- 70. Speech-Runes Ords Tírr Námæli
- 71. The Looks of the Thingstead
- 72. The Hades Drink
- 73. The Hades Horn Embellished with Serpents
- 74. The Lot of the Blessed
- 75. Arrival at the Na-gates
- 76. The Places of Punishment
- 77. The Hall in Nastrands
- 78. Loke's Cave of Punishment
- 79. The Great World-Mill
- 80. The World-Mill
- 81. The World-Mill makes the Constellations Revolve
- 82. Origin of the Sacred Fire
- 83. Mundilfore's Identity with Lodur
- 84. Nat, Mother of the Gods
- 85. Narfi, Nat's Father
- 86. Giant Clans Descended from Ymer
- 87. Identity of Mimer and Nidhad
- 88. Review of Mimer's Names and Epithets
- 89. The Mead Myth
- 90. The Moon and the Mead
- 91. Myths of the Moon-God
- 92. The Moon-Dis Nanna
- 93. Cosmographic Review
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VOLUME III
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PART V - THE IVALDE RACE
- 96. Svipdag and Groa
- 97. Menglad's Identity with Freyja
- 98. The Sword of Revenge
- 99. Orvandel, the Star-Hero
- 100. Svipdag Identical with Otharus
- 101. Svipdag in Saxo's Account of Hotherus
- 102. Ericus Disertus in Saxo
- 103. The Svipdag Synonim Eirikr
- 104. Later Fortunes of the Volund Sword
- 105. The Svipdag Epithet "Skirnir"
- 106. Transformation and Death of Svipdag
- 107. Reminiscences of the Svipdag Myth
- 108. Orvandel, Egil and Ebbo
- 109. Frey Fostered in the Home of Orvandel
- 110. Ivalde, Svipdag's Grandfather
- 111. Parallel Myths in Rigveda
- 112. Judgment Passed on the Ivalde Sons
- 113. Olvalde and Ivalde Sons Identical
- 114. A Review of Thorsdrapa
- 115. Of Volund's Identity with Thjasse
- 116. The Worst Deed of Revenge
- 117. The Guard at Hvergelmer and the Elivagar
- 118. Slagfin, Egil, and Volund
- 119. The Niflung Hoard Left by Volund
- 120. Slagfin-Gjuke a Star-Hero
- 121. Slagfin's Appearance in the Moon Myth
- 122. Review of the Synonyms of Ivalde's Sons
- 123. Ivalde