Myth and Religion of the North: The Religion of Ancient Scandinavia

according already appears applied Baldr battle believed blood called century CHAPTER Christian closely contains cult dead death described detail died divine early element enemy English especially evidence explain father fertility figure followed Freyja Freyr further Germanic Gesta Danorum giant give given goddess gods Gylf hamingja hammer hand head hero horse Iceland implies interest killed kind King known land late later legend lived Loki magic meaning mentioned myth Nerthus Njörð nordisk Norse Norway Óðinn Ólaf origin pagan passage perhaps place-names poem poet poetry present probably quoted raven recorded sacrifice Saga Saxo Scandinavia seems seen ship Sigurð Snorri sometimes sources Starkað stone story suggest Sweden tells temple tenth Thór told took tradition tree Vanir verse Viking Voluspá Vries worship