Gods of the Ancient Northmen |
Contents
Editors Preface | vii |
Introduction Part II by Udo Strutynski | xix |
Authors Preface | xlv |
Esir and Vanir | 5 |
Odin and Tyr | 26 |
Balder Hoder Loki | 49 |
Thor Njord Frey Freya | 66 |
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Æsir Altgermanische ancient Aryaman Balder barley battle Beyla Bhaga billy-goat Byggvir called Celtic chap comparative conception cult demon Dhṛtarāṣṭra dieux des Germains divine Duryodhana Dyauḥ earth Edda Bellows Edda Kuhn epic fecundity Finnish folklore Frey Freya Georges Dumézil Germanic goddess gods Gylfaginning Hadingus Heimdall heroes Hrungnir Icelandic idem ideology Indian Indo Indo-European Indo-Iranian Indra Jan de Vries Jarl Karl king Lapp legend Lokasenna Loki magic Magnus Olsen Mahābhārata Mitra mythe au roman Mythe et épopée Mythes et dieux mythical mythology Nāsatya Nerthus Njord Norse Odin Óthin Pāṇḍava parallel Paris Pekko Peko Philippson poets Prose Edda Prose Edda Young Religionsgeschichte Rig Veda ritual saga Saxo says Scandinavian serpent Snorra Edda Snorra Edda Jónsson Snorri social sovereign strophes structure studies Tacitus third function Thor tion tradition transposition tripartite Vanir Varuņa Vedic Vidura Voluspá warrior Wikander word Ynglingasaga Yudhisthira