Told by the Northmen: Stories from the Eddas and Sagas
Then the Asa folk sprang from their flower-strewn couches, and seizing their weapons, they mounted their battle steeds and rode across the Rainbow Bridge to the great plain where they were to wage their last fight. Meantime, the Sea-serpent was lashing the waters of the ocean with his tail as he made his way through the blood-red waves to that dread battlefield.
And Loki, who had roused all the host of the Fire Giants, was sailing thither as fast as the tossing ocean would carry his fatal barque; while from the foggy regions of the north issued the whole race of Frost Giants, eager for their revenge upon the hated Asa folk. From a cleft in the earth came also Hela, the goddess of the underworld, followed by her gaunt watchdog and by all the evil dregs of her gloomy realm.
Lastly, from a blinding flash of lightning that seemed to rend the skies in twain, came forth the troop of Flame Giants, each with his fiery sword in hand. Loki gladly placed himself at the head of all those hosts, and he led them forward boldly against the gods. And first they thought to storm Asgard in one wild onset, but the Rainbow Bridge sank with a mighty crash under their horses' feet.
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Meanwhile, the Asas had been gathering their forces upon the battlefield, where with calm, stern faces they awaited the attack of their foes—the red Flame Giants, the grim army of Hela, the grey-white host of the Frost Giants, led by Loki, with the Fenris Wolf on one hand and the Sea-serpent, breathing out clouds of deadly vapour, on the other. Desperately they fought, but all to no avail, for, at the moment that Heimdall and Loki fell dead before each other's swords, and Thor, after killing the Sea-serpent, was drowned in the poisonous stream that flowed from the creature's mouth, the Fenris Wolf came at All-Father Odin with jaws open so wide that they reached from earth to heaven; and rushing upon the mighty Asa he engulfed him in that horrid tomb.
Most of the Asas, as well as their foes, now lay dead on the battlefield, and, seeing this, the Flame Giants suddenly grasped their fiery brands and flung them over earth and heaven and all the underworld. The mighty Tree of Life withered and fell; the golden halls of Asgard melted away; the green things of earth turned black, and still the fire raged, until the whole world, burnt to a cinder, sank beneath the waves of the sea. Thus did the End of All Things come about.
But because the End of All Things is also very often the Beginning of Others, the Northmen say that, after many long years, the old Earth rose again, clean and pure and bright from her long cleansing underneath the sea. And in the sky above a daughter of Sol again drove her sun-chariot, and smiled upon the earth, so that it grew young and fresh and green again.
And when this came to pass, a man and a woman, who, sunk in sleep in the depths of a forest, had escaped the universal destruction, came forth and took possession of the sweet green lands, for themselves and for their children for ever. But out of the sea of Time Rises a new land of song. Fairer than the old. Over is meadows green Walk the young bards and sing. Build it again, O ye bards, Fairer than before! Ye fathers of the new race, Feed upon morning dew, Sing the new Song of Love!
The law of force is dead! The law of love prevails! Thor, the thunderer, Shall rule the earth no more, No more, with threats, Challenge the meek Christ. Of the days of Eld Preserve the freedom only, Not the deeds of blood.
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Kindle Edition Verified Purchase. This book was fantastic. The language felt a wee bit flowery in the first story, but by the second I was completely hooked, and by the time the story about Thor dressing as a woman came around, I was definitely in love. Yeah, you read that right. I don't know how well these stories would hold up under the bright light of scholarly scrutiny, but holly Hela they are readable. About half are myths, and half are hero tales, and all are wonderful.
Page numbers are left in the text, but are not hard to ignore, and the first letter of every story was dropped they were fancy illuminated letters, and Kindle hates those. Contains the following stories: If you have never heard the legends and stories from the north you should order this book and give them a shot. The book is written in modern easy to read English so you've got nothing to worry about.
Told by the Northmen: Stories from the Eddas and Sagas
Each story has some wisdom and a lesson that can be gained from it. They have a way of getting stuck in your head so that you may re-tell them around a campfire or to your kids before bed. This was free with kindle unlimited. We didn't enjoy it. Not bad for a free read, but not enough substance.