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| His Fate connected with that of the Universe; his Dreams, and consequent Anxiety of the Gods | [145] |
| Interpretation of the Mythos | [146] |
Punishment of Loke.
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| He is bound, like Prometheus, to the Flinty Rock; Poison; Fidelity of his Wife | [146] |
Ragnarok, the Twilight of the Gods.
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| Account of that great Consummation extracted from the Prose Edda | [147] |
| Corroborated by the Voluspa | [150] |
SECTION III.
INTRODUCTION OF CHRISTIANITY INTO DENMARK AND
SWEDEN.
OBSCURE EFFORTS OF THE ANGLO-SAXON MISSIONARIES TO CHRISTIANISE FRISIA AND DENMARK.—VICTORIES OF CHARLEMAGNE PREPARE THE WAY FOR A WIDER DIFFUSION OF CHRISTIANITY.—FEALTY OF HARALD KLAK.—MISSIONARIES SENT INTO THE NORTH.—ST. ANSCAR.—CREATION OF AN ARCHBISHOPRIC.—ST. REMBERT.—SUCCEEDING ARCHBISHOPS.—FLUCTUATIONS IN THE STATE OF THE NEW RELIGION.—ITS ULTIMATE ESTABLISHMENT IN THE KINGDOMS OF THE NORTH.