From the Book - First Pegasus books hardcover edition.
Introduction. Who were the 'Norse'? ; The impact of Christianity on Norse mythology
Norse myths. The origins of the world ; The order of things ; Loki the trickster and his children ; The goddesses of the Asyniur, the valkyries and the wife of Freyr ; The cunning of Loki and the adventures of Thor ; The killing of Baldr and the punishing of Loki ; The kidnapping of Idunn and the origins of poetry ; Adventures in Giantland ; S tories of gold and of gods ; The sayings of Odin ; The rivalry of Odin and Frigg over the sons of King Hraudung ; The conflict at the ferry place ; Thor and Tyr fetch a giant cauldron from Giantland, and Loki insults the gods and goddesses in the hall of Aegir ; Thor dresses as a woman in order to retrieve his hammer from the giants ; The 'history' of gods and people, The Seeress' Prophecy ; Ragnarok and the end of the world
Norse legends. The Saga of the Volsungs and the story of Sigurd, the dragon-slayer ; Legendary rulers of men ; Ynglinga Saga and the 'history' of gods and kings ; The magic sword of Tyrfing ; The Saga of King Hrolf Kraki ; Journeys to Vinland.
