Packed with gods, anti-gods, magical figures, human heroes, religious practices, and literary devices, Norse Mythology lays bare the reasons for our enduring fascination with Norse myths. Jackson Crawford also connects the dots between the Icelandic sagas of human heroes and the culture and worldview of the pre-modern Scandinavian peoples.
Meeting the Norse Gods of the Viking Age
Fate and the Norse Worldview
The Norse Art of Mythic Storytelling
The Norse Gods Are Characters with Flaws
The Norse Creation: Dawn of Strife
First Humans, the Nine Realms, and Yggdrasil
Loki and His Children
Balder's Death: Tragic Murder of a God
Ragnarok: The Final Battle and Fall
Thor among the Gods' Enemies
Thor among the Gods
Odin, Lord of War and the Dead
Odin and Wisdom
A Second Family of Gods? The Vanir
Valkyries and the Goddess Freyja
Dwarves, Elves, Trolls, and Zombies
Odin and the Rise of the Volsungs
The Fall of the Greatest Volsung Hero
Viking History Becomes Volsung Myth
Shieldmaidens, Berserkers, and Bear Men
Norse Religion, Sacrifice, and Festivals
Norse Magic: Spells, Curses, and Runes
After Life: Hel and Valhalla
The Enduring Appeal of Norse Mythology
The Power of Myth
Clash of the Gods
Transformations of Myth Through Time
The Vikings Myths
Myths of Mankind
Mythos
Greek Island Odyssey
Výprava za českými čerty
Mythical Beasts
Hercules: The Legendary Journeys
Xena: Warrior Princess
Mischief of the Gods
8 Avatar
The Wonderland of Ten Thousands
Ling Cage: Incarnation
Little Bheem
The Adventures of Feng Hua Fairy
Lord of the Mysteries
Vinland Saga
Slay the Gods