Questions About Viking Myths & Sagas: retold from ancient Norse texts

by Rosalind Kerven (Goodreads Author)

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Would any be nice enough to show the list of stories? I haven't found a physical copy yet and I really want to know what's inside. Please and thank you.

Natalie Skiller Acknowledgements
Viking People and their Stories
GODS, GODDESSES, GIANTESSES, GIANTS & DWARFS
▪︎The Origin of the Stories: Magic Mead from The Prose Edda…moreAcknowledgements
Viking People and their Stories
GODS, GODDESSES, GIANTESSES, GIANTS & DWARFS
▪︎The Origin of the Stories: Magic Mead from The Prose Edda
▪︎In the Beginning from The Prose Edda
+ The Poetic Edda (Voluspa, Vafthrudnismal)
▪︎The Dwarfs’ Treasures from The Prose Edda
▪︎The Theft of Thor’s Hammer from The Poetic Edda (Thrymskvida)
▪︎How Odin won the Runes from The Poetic Edda (Havamal)
▪︎Fishing up the World Serpent from The Prose Edda + The Poetic Edda (Hymiskvida)
▪︎The Eight-Legged Horse from The Prose Edda
▪︎The Mighty Wolf from The Prose Edda
▪︎The Apples of Youthfrom The Prose Edda
▪︎A Journey Through Giantland from The Prose Edda
▪︎The Death of Baldr from The Prose Edda
▪︎Ragnarok: The Doom of the Gods from The Prose Edda
+ The Poetic Edda (Voluspa, Vafthrudnismal)
▪︎Kennings: the Poets’ Images from The Prose Edda

THE CURSE OF ANDVARI’S RING
▪︎Sigurd the Dragon Slayer from The Poetic Edda (various poems),
Prose Edda + Volsunga Saga
▪︎Cruel and Sweet is a Woman’s Revenge from The Poetic Edda (various poems), Prose Edda + Volsunga Saga
▪︎Riddles from Hervarar Saga ok Heidreks

NOBLES, FARMERS, SLAVES & VILLAINS
▪︎In Praise of Slaves, Peasants and Nobles from The Poetic Edda (Rigsthula)
▪︎King Geirrod the Magnificent from The Poetic Edda (Grimnismal)
▪︎Amleth from Gesta Danorum
▪︎A Slave Woman’s Story from Laxdaela Saga
▪︎Aud the Deep-Minded from Landnamabok, Laxdaela Saga + Eirik’s Saga
▪︎Njal the Peacemaker and his Angry Sons from Njal’s Saga
▪︎A Tale of Grettir the Strong from Grettir’s Saga
▪︎Gisli the Outlaw’s Last Stand from Gisli Sursson’s Saga
▪︎Words of Wisdom from The Poetic Edda (Havamal), Grettir’s Saga,
▪︎Laxdaela Saga, Volsunga Saga + Njal’s Saga

TALES OF LOVE AND HATE
▪︎Of Love and Goddesses from The Prose Edda
▪︎The Love Triangle from Laxdaela Saga
▪︎Volund the Smith from The Poetic Edda (Volundarkvida)
▪︎Helgi & Sigrun from The Poetic Edda (Volundarkvida)
▪︎Helgi & Sigrun from The Poetic Edda (Helgakvida Hundingsbana in fyrri, Helgakvida Hjorvardssonar, Helgakvida Hundingsbana onnur)
+ Volsunga Saga)
▪︎Verses from the Court Poets from Heimskringla

TALES OF EXPLORATION
▪︎Wineland from Graenlendinga Saga + Eirik’s Saga
▪︎A Journey to the East from Yngvar’s Saga
▪︎Pagan prayers and spells From the Poetic Edda (Lokasenna, Oddrunargratr, Hyndluljod, Sigrdrifumal, Havamal), Heimskringla + Egil’s Saga

GHOSTS AND SORCERY
▪︎The King’s Amulet from Vatnsdaela Saga
▪︎Ghosts in Greenland from Graenlendinga Saga + Eirik’s Saga
▪︎The Big Woman from the Hebrides from Eyrbyggja Saga
▪︎The Witch Queen’s Curse From Njal’s Saga
▪︎The Haunted Farm from Laxdaela Saga
▪︎Dreaming of Sorcery from Vatnsdaela Saga
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