Social Sciences
azw3 |eng | 2013-11-06 | Author:Byock, Jesse L. [Byock, Jesse L.]

18. All that were carved on these Were scraped off And mixed with the holy mead75 And sent on widespread ways. They are with elves, Some with the Æsir And ...
( Category: Medieval June 6,2019 )
azw3 |eng | 2012-03-06 | Author:Sturluson, Snorri [Sturluson, Snorri]

XII. “How should Váli be periphrased ? Thus: by calling him Son of Odin and Rindr, Stepson of Frigg, Brother of the Æsir, Baldr’s Avenger, Foe and Slayer of Hödr, ...
( Category: European June 6,2019 )
azw3 |eng | 2010-07-04 | Author:

13. OF EARL STRÚT-HAROLD AND VÉSETI AND THEIR SONS At that time there ruled in the island of Zealand an earl by the name of Harold. He was nicknamed Strút-Harold,35 ...
( Category: Movements & Periods June 6,2019 )
azw3 |eng | 2009-07-28 | Author:Hollander, Lee M. [Hollander, Lee M.]

Footnotes 1 Book VII. 2 In Saxo, Hildigerus and Halfdanus. 3 Supplied by the translator after Saxo, lines 1-7. 4 I accept E. A. Kock’s emendation. 5 Do., after lines ...
( Category: European June 6,2019 )
azw3 |eng | 2019-06-05 | Author:Evans-Wentz, W. Y. (Walter Yeeling), 1878-1965 [Evans-Wentz, W. Y. (Walter Yeeling), 1878-1965]

The Minstrels Or Musicians of the Sidhe Not only did the fairy-folk of more ancient times enjoy wonderful palaces full of beauty and riches, and a life of eternal youth, ...
( Category: Mythology June 6,2019 )
azw3 |eng | 2015-02-01 | Author:Aldhouse-Green, Miranda [Aldhouse-Green, Miranda]

Scáthach’s Training The young Cú Chulainn was instructed in war-craft by a woman called Scáthach, whose name means ‘She Who Walks in Shadow’. Not only a fearsome battle trainer, she ...
( Category: Folklore & Mythology June 6,2019 )
azw3, epub |eng | 2014-08-24 | Author:Colum, Padraic [Colum, Padraic]

"I saw you would have to be deceived by magic. Your lad Thialfi was the one whom I first deceived. For it was not a Giant youth who raced against ...
( Category: Comparative Religion June 6,2019 )
azw3 |eng | 2013-03-11 | Author:Kaldera, Raven [Kaldera, Raven]

The phrase rendered here as ‘troll-woman’ is an interesting one. It appears that it’s a translation of the word flagð, a word which is also translated as ogress, giantess, witch, ...
( Category: Shamanism June 6,2019 )
azw3, epub |eng | 2010-11-10 | Author:Joseph, Frank [Joseph, Frank]

Heimdall is associated with the Joyous Home of the gods, Gladsheim, from October 28 to November 13, within Scorpio. His color is blue for both the sea from which he ...
( Category: Mysticism June 6,2019 )
azw3 |eng | 2016-01-21 | Author:Flowers Ph.D., Stephen E.

7 The Legends and Lore of Iceland’s Magicians The student of Icelandic magic is lucky to have so many resources available to learn about the art of galdor. We have ...
( Category: Paganism June 6,2019 )
azw3 |eng | 2009-07-28 | Author:Bonwick, James [Bonwick, James]

SERPENT FAITH. No country in Europe is so associated with the Serpent as Ireland, and none has so many myths and legends connected with the same. As that creature has ...
( Category: Druidism June 6,2019 )
azw3 |eng | 2011-06-22 | Author:Hans-Peter Ph.D., Hasenfratz

5 The Powers The religious human being finds himself or herself confronted with a multitude of powers, which are often experienced as individual entities embodied in a particular form. These ...
( Category: Paganism June 6,2019 )
azw3, epub |eng | 2004-07-31 | Author:Ross, Anne [Ross, Anne]

The Book of Invasions The Book of Invasions is an ancient chronicle purporting to give the origins of the Irish people, and known as Lebor Gabála Érenn (‘the Book of ...
( Category: Druidism June 6,2019 )
azw3 |eng | 2011-08-31 | Author:Ellis, Peter Berresford [Ellis, Peter Berresford]

Wales (Cymru) Wales: Preface This selection of Welsh myths and legends starts with the story of Bran and Branwen, the children of Llyr. This appears in the Second Branch of ...
( Category: Folklore & Mythology June 6,2019 )
azw3 |eng | 2004-03-17 | Author:Fee, Christopher R. [Fee, Christopher R.]

Heroic Journeys and Quests At the center of most hero myths is the quest. Through the quest adventure, the hero proves his worth and “makes a name” for himself. The ...
( Category: Medieval June 6,2019 )