Norse mythology; or, The religion of our forefathers, containing all the myths of the Eddas, systematized and interpreted
Rasmus Björn Anderson
Essays
Book language: English
403 pages
A nineteenth-century collection of essays that systematizes and interprets the myths of the Eddas, the old Norse tales of gods and giants. Rasmus Björn Anderson presents the religion of the forefathers for general readers, with an introduction, vocabulary and index.
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Opening of the book
NORSE MYTHOLOGY Thor Fighting The Giants. Thor Fighting The Giants. NORSE MYTHOLOGY; OR, THE RELIGION OF OUR FOREFATHERS, CONTAINING ALL THE MYTHS OF THE EDDAS, SYSTEMATIZED AND INTERPRETED. WITH AN INTRODUCTION, VOCABULARY AND INDEX. BΏ R. B. ANDERSON, A.M., PROFESSOR OF THE SCANDINAVIAN LANGUAGES IN THE UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN, AUTHOR OF “AMERICA NOT
DISCOVERED BY
COLUMBUS,” “DEN NORSKE MAALSAG,” ETC.
SECOND EDITION.
CHICAGO:
S. C. GRIGGS AND COMPANY.
LONDON TRÜBNER & CO.
1876.
CLjǙΏǡƗƄƒǵ 1875.
BΏ S. C. GRIGGS AND COMPANY.
ELECTROTYPED BY ZEESE & CO.
TO
HENRY WADSWORTH LONGFELLOW,
THE AMERICAN POET,
WHO HAS NOT ONLY REFRESHED HIMSELF AT THE CASTALIAN
FOUNTAIN, BUT
ALSO COMMUNED WITH BRAGE, AND TAKEN DEEP DRAUGHTS
FROM THE WELLS OF URD AND MIMER,
THIS VOLUME IS DEDICATED,
WITH THE GRATEFUL REVERENCE OF
THE AUTHOR.
I think Scandinavian Paganism, to us here, is more interesting than any other. It is, for one thing, the latest; it continued in these regions
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