Teutonic Myth and Legend: An Introduction to the Eddas & Sagas, Beowulf, The Nibelungenlied, etc. (Forgotten Books) Book

Book Description: "This is Donald Mackenzie's able retelling of the Northern mythological cycle. He weaves a coherent narrative from the Eddas, the Niebelunglied, the Volsung Saga, Beowulf, the primordial Hamlet myths, and Medieval German tales of chivalry. MacKenzie also wrote Egyptian Myth and Legend and Myths of Crete and Pre-Hellenic Europe." (Quote from sacred-texts.com)Table of Contents: Publisher's Preface; Preface; Introduction; Story Of Creation; The Nine Worlds; The Deeds Of Odin; How Evil Entered Asgard; The Winter War; Triumph Of Love; The Lost Sword Of victory; Fall Of Asgard; The Gods Reconciled; Loke's Evil Progeny; Thor's Great Fishing; The City Of Enchantments; Thor In Peril; The Great Stone Giant; Balder The Beautiful; The Binding Of Loke; The Dusk Of The Gods; The Coming Of Beowulf; Conflict With Demons; Beowulf And The Dragon; Hother And Balder; The Traditional Hamlet; Hamlet's Storm-mill; Land Of The Not-dead And Many Marvels; The Doom Of The Volsungs; How Sigmund Was Avenged; Helgi Hundingsbane; Sigurd The Dragon Slayer; Brynhild And Gudrun; The Last Of The Volsungs; Gudrun's Vengeance; Siegfried And The Nibelungs; The Promise Of Kriemhild; How Brunhild And Kriemhild Were Won; The Betrayal Of Siegfried; The Nibelungen Tragedy; Dietrich Of Bern; The Land Of Giants; The Wonderful Rose Garden; virginal, Queen Of The Mountains; Dietrich In Exile; The King's HomecomingAbout the Publisher: Forgotten Books is a publisher of historical writings, such as: Philosophy, Classics, Science, Religion, Esoteric and Mythology. www.forgottenbooks.orgForgotten Books is about sharing information, not about making money. All books are priced at wholesale prices. We are also the only publisher we know of to print in large sans-serif font, which is proven to make the text easier to read and put less strain on your eyes.Read More