Book of Balder Rising

Cover......Page 1
The Book of Balder Rising......Page 2
Contents......Page 7
FOREWORD......Page 9
THE FOLK FAITH......Page 12
THE GODS AND GODDESSES OF THE FOLK FAITH......Page 23
IN THE BEGINNING......Page 32
ODIN: THE ALL-FATHER......Page 59
FRIGG, THE MISTRESS OF ASGARD......Page 88
THOR: THE PROTECTOR......Page 96
TYR: THE GOD OF WAR AND JUSTICE......Page 153
BRAGI: THE GOD OF POETRY AND ELOCUTION......Page 166
IDUN: THE GODDESS OF ETERNAL YOUTH......Page 178
NJORD: THE FATHER OF THE VANIR......Page 189
FREY: THE GOD OF PEACE......Page 196
FREYJA, THE GODDESS OF LOVE AND WAR......Page 205
HEIMDALL: THE WATCHMAN OF THE GODS......Page 221
FORSETI: THE GOD OF CIVILIZATION......Page 233
ULLER: THE GOD OF WINTER......Page 236
AEGIR: THE ANCIENT GOD OF THE SEA......Page 239
HERMOD: THE MESSENGER OF THE GODS......Page 242
VIDAR: THE AVENGER OF ODIN......Page 245
VALI: THE GOD OF ETERNAL TRUTH......Page 248
THE NORNS: THE GODDESSES OF FATE......Page 251
HEL: THE GODDESS OF THE DEAD AND THE NETHERWORLD......Page 254
ELVES: THE CHILDREN OF THE LIGHT......Page 258
THE DWARFS: THE MAGGOTS OF THE EARTH......Page 261
THE GIANTS: THE FORCES OF DESTRUCTION AND CHAOS......Page 265
LOKI: THE DOOM OF THE GODS......Page 268
BALDER THE BEAUTIFUL......Page 284
RAGNAROK: THE TWILIGHT OF THE GODS......Page 307
THE GOLDEN AGE OF GIMLI......Page 317
THE VOLSUNG: THE GOD- MEN OF THE FUTURE......Page 328
THE CHILDREN OF THE GODS......Page 338
THE RUNES......Page 342
THE OATH TO BALDER......Page 355
GLOSSARY OF PRINCIPAL CHARACTERS, PLACES AND PROPS......Page 356