Viktor Rydberg - Teutonic Mythology Gods and goddesses of the Northland
Volume 1, 2 and 3
PART I — INTRODUCTION
(A) The Ancient Aryans
1. The Words German and Germanic
2. The Aryan Family of Languages
3. Hypothesis of Asiatic Origin of the Aryans
4. Hypothesis of European Origin of the Aryans
5. The Aryan Land of Europe
(B) Ancient Teutondom (Germanien)
6. The Stone Age of Prehistoric Teutondom
PART II — MEDIÆVAL MIGRATION SAGAS
(A) The Learned Saga in Regard to the Emigration From Troy-Asgard
7. The Saga in Heimskringla and the Prose Edda
8. The Troy Saga and Prose Edda
9. Saxo’s Relation to the Story of Troy
10. Older Periods of the Troy Saga
11. Story of the Origin of Trojan Descent of the Franks
12. Odin as Leader of the Trojan Emigration
13. Materials of the Icelandic Troy Saga
14. Result of Foregoing Investigations
(B) Popular Traditions of the Middle Ages
15. The Longobardian Migration Saga
16. Saxon and Swabian Migration Saga
17. The Frankish Migration Saga
18. Migration Saga of the Burgundians
19. Teutonic Emigration Saga
PART III — THE MYTH CONCERNING THE EARLIEST PERIOD AND THE EMIGRATIONS FROM THE NORTH
20. Myths Concerning the Creation of Man
21. Scef, the Original Patriarch
22. Borgar-Skjold, the Second Patriarch
23. Halfdan, the Third Patriarch — 147
24. Halfdan’s Enmity with Orvandel and Svipdag
25. Halfdan’s Identity with Mannus
26. Sacred Runes Learned from Heimdal
27. Sorcery, the Reverse of Sacred Runes
28a. Heimdal and the Sun Goddess
28b. Loke Causes Enmity Between Gods and Creators
29. Halfdan Identical with Helge
30. The End of the Age of Peace
31. Halfdan’s Character. The Weapon-Myth.
32. War with the Heroes from Svarin’s Mound
33. Review of the Svipdag Myth
34. The World-War and its Causes
35. Myth Concerning the Sword Guardian
36. Breach Between Asas Vans. Siege of Asgard
37. Significance of the World-War
38. The War in Midgard. Hadding’s Adventures
39. Position of the Divine Clans to the Warriors
40. Hadding’s Defeat
41. Loke’s Punishment
42. Original Model of the Bravalla Battle
43. The Dieterich Saga
PART IV — THE MYTH IN REGARD TO THE LOWER WORLD
44. Myth in Regard to the Lower World
45. Gudmund, King of the Glittering Plains
46. Ruler of the Lower World
47. Fjallerus and Hadingus in the Low World
48. A Frisian Saga, Adam of Bremen
49. Odainsaker and the Glittering Plains
50. Identification of Odainsaker
51. Gudmund’s Identity with Mimer
52. Mimer’s Grove
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