TEUTONIC MYTHOLOGY.


TABLE OF CONTENTS.

VOLUME ONE.

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PART I.
Introduction—The Ancient Aryans[1]
(a)The Aryan Family of Languages[3]
Hypothesis of Asiatic Origin of the Aryans[5]
Hypothesis of European Origin of the Aryans[15]
The Aryan Land of Europe[20]
(b)Ancient Teutondom[26]
PART II.
(a)Mediæval Migration Sagas[32]
The Troy Saga and Prose Edda[44]
Saxo's Relation to the Story of Troy[47]
Older Periods of the Troy Saga[50]
Story of the Origin of Trojan Descent of the Franks[60]
Odin as Leader of the Trojan Emigration[67]
Materials of the Icelandic Troy Saga[83]
Result of Foregoing Investigations[96]
(b)Popular Traditions of the Middle Ages[99]
Saxon and Swabian Migration Saga[107]
The Frankish Migration Saga[111]
Migration Saga of the Burgundians[113]
Teutonic Emigration Saga[119]
PART III.
Myths Concerning the Creation of Man[126]
Scef, the Original Patriarch[135]
Borgar-Skjold, the Second Patriarch[143]
Halfdan, the Third Patriarch[147]
Halfdan's Enmity with Orvandel and Svipdag[151]
Halfdan's Identity with Mannus[153]
Sacred Runes Learned from Heimdal[159]
Sorcery, the Reverse of Sacred Runes[165]
Heimdal and the Sun Goddess[167]
Loke Causes Enmity Between Gods and Creators[171]
Halfdan Identical with Helge[180]
The End of the Age of Peace[185]
War with the Heroes from Svarin's Mound[194]
Review of the Svipdag Myth[200]
The World-War and its Causes[204]
Myth Concerning the Sword Guardian[213]
Breach Between Asas Vans. Siege of Asgard[235]
Significance of the World-War[252]
The War in Midgard. Hadding's Adventures[255]
Position of the Divine Clans to the Warriors[262]
Hadding's Defeat[268]
Loke's Punishment[273]
Original Model of the Bravalla Battle[281]
The Dieterich Saga[285]
PART IV.
Myth in Regard to the Lower World[306]
Gudmund, King of the Glittering Plains[309]
Ruler of the Lower World[312]
Fjallerus and Hadingus in the Low World[317]
A Frisian Saga, Adam of Bremen[319]
Odainsaker and the Glittering Plains[321]
Identification of Odainsaker[336]
Gudmund's Identity with Mimer[339]
Mimer's Grove[341]