Gods and Myths of Northern Europe

Hilda Davidson (1912-2006) was a lecturer and Vice-President of Lucy Cavendish College, Cambridge.

• Introduction1 The Myth-Makers2 The Sources of Our Knowledge3 New Light on the Myths1 The World of the Northern Gods1 The Prose Edda2 The Gods and Their World3 Thor and the Giants4 The Doom of the Gods5 The Giants and the Dwarfs6 Myths outside the Prose Edda2 The Gods of Battle1 Odin, Lord of Hosts2 The Germanic War Gods3 The Valkyries of Odin4 The Berserks of Odin5 The Worship of the War God3 The Thunder God1 Thor in the Myths2 The Temples of Thor3 The Hammer of Thor4 The God of the Sky5 Thor and His Adversaries4 The Gods of Peace and Plenty1 The Deity in the Wagon2 Freyr, God of Plenty3 Companions of Freyr4 The Mother Goddess5 The Goddess Freyja6 The Power of the Vanir5 The Gods of the Sea1 Aegir and Ran2 Njord, God of Ships3 The Depths of the Sea6 The Gods of the Dead1 Odin and Mercury2 Odin as a Shaman3 The Realm of Odin4 The Burial Mound5 Thor and the Dead6 The Dragon and the Dead7 The Enigmatic Gods1 Bragi and Idun2 Mimir and Hoenir3 The Twin Gods4 Forseti5 Heimdall6 Loki7 Balder8 The Beginning and the End1 The World Tree2 The Creation of the World3 The End of the WorldConclusion: The Passing of the Old GodsWorks of ReferenceNames and SourcesIndex