The Children of Odin: The Book of Northern Myths

The Children of Odin: The Book of Northern Myths

The Children of Odin: The Book of Northern Myths

The Children of Odin: The Book of Northern Myths

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Overview

Before time as we know it began, gods and goddesses lived in the city of Asgard. Odin All Father crossed the Rainbow Bridge to walk among men in Midgard. Thor defended Asgard with his mighty hammer. Mischievous Loki was constantly getting into trouble with the other gods, and dragons and giants walked free. This collection of Norse sagas retold by author Padraic Colum gives us a sense of that magical time when the world was filled with powers and wonders we can hardly imagine.

Product Details

ISBN-13: 9781442453548
Publisher: Aladdin
Publication date: 01/24/2012
Sold by: SIMON & SCHUSTER
Format: eBook
Pages: 288
File size: 7 MB
Age Range: 10 - 14 Years

About the Author

Padraic Colum (1881–1972) was a poet, a playwright, and a leader of the Irish Renaissance, but he is best known for his works for children, including The Children of Odin and The Golden Fleece (a Newbery Honor Book).

William Andrew (“Willy”) Pogany (August 1882–July 30, 1955) was a prolific Hungarian illustrator of children’s and other books.

Table of Contents

Part IThe Dwellers in Asgard
1.Far Away and Long Ago3
2.The Building of the Wall6
3.Iduna and Her Apples: How Loki Put the Gods in Danger13
4.Sif's Golden Hair: How Loki Wrought Mischief in Asgard27
5.How Brock Brought Judgment on Loki34
6.How Freya Gained Her Necklace and How Her Loved One Was Lost to Her44
7.How Frey Won Gerda, the Giant Maiden, and How He Lost His Magic Sword51
8.Heimdall and Little Hnossa: How All Things Came to Be62
9.The All-Father's Forebodings: How He Leaves Asgard69
Part IIOdin the Wanderer
1.Odin Goes to Mimir's Well: His Sacrifice for Wisdom77
2.Odin Faces an Evil Man82
3.Odin Wins for Men the Magic Mead90
4.Odin Tells to Vidar, His Silent Son, the Secret of His Doings99
5.Thor and Loki in the Giants' City102
6.How Thor and Loki Befooled Thrym the Giant116
7.Aegir's Feast: How Thor Triumphed124
8.The Dwarf's Hoard, and the Curse that It Brought136
Part IIIThe Witch's Heart
1.Foreboding in Asgard151
2.Loki the Betrayer155
3.Loki Against the Aesir164
4.The Valkyrie169
5.The Children of Loki174
6.Baldur's Doom180
7.Loki's Punishment193
Part IVThe Sword of the Volsungs and the Twilight of the Gods
1.Sigurd's Youth199
2.The Sword Gram and the Dragon Fafnir208
3.The Dragon's Blood215
4.The Story of Sigmund and Signy223
5.The Story of Sigmund and Sinfiotli233
6.The Story of the Vengeance of the Volsungs and of the Death of Sinfiotli239
7.Brynhild in the House of Flame245
8.Sigurd at the House of the Nibelungs250
9.How Brynhild Was Won for Gunnar255
10.The Death of Sigurd260
11.The Twilight of the Gods265
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