"The prime importance of the rude fragments of poetry preserved in early Icelandic literature will now be disputed by none."

"Myths of the Norsemen" is a collection of Northern myths and legends as preserved in the Eddas and Sagas of Iceland. These stories presented here are probably the purest versions of the original myths.

Contents:

The Beginning

Odin

Frigga

Thor

Tyr

Bragi

Idun

Niörd

Frey

Freya

Uller

Forseti

Heimdall

Hermod

Vidar

Vali

The Norns

The Valkyrs

Hel

Ægir

Balder

Loki

The Giants

The Dwarfs

The Elves

The Sigurd Saga

The Frithiof Saga

The Twilight of the Gods

Greek and Northern Mythologies—A Comparison