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PART II.

THE LIFE AND EXPLOITS OF THE GODS.


CHAPTER I.

ODIN.

Section i. Odin. Section ii. Odin's names. Section iii. Odin's
outward appearance. Section iv. Odin's attributes. Section
v. Odin's journeys. Section vi. Odin and Mimer.
Section vii. Hlidskjalf. Section viii. The historical Odin.
Section ix. Odin's wives. Section x. Frigg's maid-servants.
Section xi. Gefjun—Eir. Section xii. Rind. Section xiii.
Gunlad—The origin of poetry. Section xiv. Saga. Section
xv. Odin as the inventor of runes. Section xvi. Valhal.
Section xvii. The valkyries, 215


CHAPTER II.

HERMOD, TYR, HEIMDAL, BRAGE AND IDUN.

Section i. Hermod. Section ii. Tyr. Section iii. Heimdal. Section
iv. Brage and Idun. Section v. Idun and her apples, 270


CHAPTER III.

BALDER AND NANNA, HODER, VALE AND FORSETE.

Section i. Balder. Section ii. The death of Balder the Good.
Section iii. Forsete, 279


CHAPTER IV.

THOR, HIS WIFE SIF AND SON ULLER.

Section i. General synopsis—Thor, Sit and Uller. Section ii.
Thor and Hrungner. Section iii. Thor and Geirrod. Section
iv. Thor and Skrymer. Section v. Thor and the Midgard-serpent
(Thor and Hymer). Section vi. Thor and
Thrym, 298


CHAPTER V.

VIDAR, 337