For centuries the songs of Homer, the blind poet of Greece, recounting the heroic deeds of great Hector and lion-hearted Achilles, have delighted the children, young and old, of many lands. But part of our own heritage, and nearer to us in race and time, are these stories of Beowulf and Frithiof.
The records of lives nobly lived are an inspiration to noble living. With the hope that the courage, truth, endurance, reverence, and patriotism shown by these heroes of the Northland will arouse interest and emulation, this little book is offered to our children.
"The Story of Frithiof" is based upon Holcomb's translation of Bishop Tegnér's poem, "The Saga of Frithiof," and the quotations are used by the kind permission of Mrs Holcomb and the publishers.
FLORENCE HOLBROOK.
CONTENTS
THE STORY OF FRITHIOF
[IN HILDING'S GARDEN]
[KING BELE AND THORSTEN]
[FRAMNESS]
[KING HELGE AND FRITHIOF]
[IN THE COUNTRY OF KING RING]
[FRITHIOF'S ANSWER]
[IN BALDER'S GROVE]
[THE PARTING]
[FRITHIOF AND ANGANTYR]
[THE RETURN]
[BALDER'S FUNERAL PILE]
[ON THE SEA]
[THE VIKING'S CODE]
[FRITHIOF'S RETURN]
[KING RING AND THE STRANGER]
[THE RIDE ON THE ICE]
[IN THE FOREST]
[KING RING'S DEATH]
[THE NEW KING]
[PRITHIOF AT HIS FATHER'S GRAVE]
[THE RECONCILIATION]
THE STORY OF BEOWULF
[THE COMING OF SHEAF]
[THE YOUNG BEOWULF]
[THE HARPER'S STORY]
[BEOWULF AND HIS MEN]
[THE WARDER OF THE SHORE]
[BEOWULF RECEIVED BY HROTHGAR]
[THE CONTEST WITH GRENDEL]
[THE FEAST OF JOY]
[GRENDEL'S MOTHER]
[THE WAY TO THE POOL]
[BEOWULF IN THE POOL]
[BEOWULF'S RETURN]
[HROTHGAR HONOURS BEOWULF]
[BEOWULF AND HYGELAC]
[THE DRAGON OF THE MOUNTAIN]
[BEOWULF GOES AGAINST THE DRAGON]
[WIGLAF AIDS HIS KING]
[THE DEATH OF BEOWULF]