Norse Stories by Hamilton Wright Mabie
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Growing up as a child in Scandinavia you were automatically in-troduced to the heathen religion of your forefathers by virtually daily references to some pagan God or other. If there was a thunderstorm, it was said that Thor was out riding in the sky, if the harvest failed Frey was seen as ill-tempered. Now, children and adults alike have the change to get acquainted or re-acquainted with this mythical world. Norse Stories, first published in 1901, has been brought back into print. On 250 pages, each with a handsome border depicting various mythical creatures, the author brings to life the adventures of the Gods and Goddesses, giants, dwarfs, serpents and other creatures and animals inhabiting this world. He tells how our forefathers thought the world was created, how Odin was the ruler of this world, how Thor got his hammer, how Frey fell in love with the beautiful Gerd, how Idun's apples kept them young, how Loke always tried to ruin everything and finally succeeded by having Balder slain, an occurrence that ultimately introduced evil into the world and finally led to Ragnarok, or the end of the world.
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