journeys with Loki and Haenir, 80–2
and King Aun’s sacrifices, 215–16
and King Hrolf Kraki, 244–5, 247
kings and kingdoms named after, 204
his laws, 212
leads Æsir to Scandinavia, 209–10
and Loki’s insults, 146–8
loses eye to gain knowledge, 20, 32, 167–8
names of, 128–9
only drinks wine, 53
and ‘otter-payment’, 104–6, 194
and origins of poetry, 81, 86–8, 116, 210
and origins of the universe, 26–7
raven-banners, 9–10
rivalry with Frigg, 122, 125–7
ruler of Asaland, 207–8
sayings of, 116–21
and seeress’s prophecy, 161–72
shape-shifting, 211
his spear, 101–3, 105
Thorhall the huntsman and, 258
and valkyries, 49
and his wife, 49–51
worshipped in Uppsala, 15
Odinsey, 210
Ogn, Princess, 234
Olaf Tryggvason, King of Norway, 51, 251, 257
Old Norse language, 1
Olof, Queen of Saxland, 229, 232–5
Orvar-Odd, 221–3
Poetic Edda, 4–6, 11, 14, 20, 29, 41–2, 48, 56, 99, 181
Baldr’s Dreams, 69–70, 78–9
Grimmir’s Sayings, 115, 122–3
Grímnismál, 218
Harbard’s Song, 130
Hervararkviða, 217
Hymir’s Poem, 139–40
Loki’s Quarrel, 131, 140
Regin’s Sayings, 115
The Sayings of the High One, 80, 115, 123
The Seeress’ Prophecy, 7, 16, 20, 30, 41, 123, 161–2, 199
Thrym’s Poem, 153
Vafthrudnir’s Sayings, 123
and wisdom poetry, 114–15
Prose Edda, 4–6, 11–14, 99, 181, 200
Gylfaginning, 218
The Language of Poetry, 12–13, 19, 42, 69–70, 80–1, 89, 98, 198–9
The Tricking of Gylfi, 6, 12–13, 19–20, 29, 41–2, 48, 55–6, 69–70, 78, 139–40, 173
Ragnarok, 9, 37, 47, 53–4, 56, 78, 123, 127, 144, 150, 202
death of the Æsir, 170–1
final battle, 170–1, 173–8
and seeress’s prophecy, 161–2, 169–72
Ratatosk (squirrel), 33, 128
Regin (brother of Fafnir), 9, 104, 106–7, 109, 192–8
Regin (foster-father of Hroar and Helgi), 231–2
Rerir, King of the Huns, 183–4
Rig, see Heimdall
Rind, 38, 52, 79
sacrifices, 214–16
Saehrimnir the boar, 52–3
Saevil, Jarl, 231–2, 234
Saga, 51
Saga of King Hrolf Kraki, The, 229
Saga of Olaf Tryggvason, The, 48
Saga of the Greenlanders, The, 3, 248–9
Saga of the Skjoldungs, 228
Saga of the Volsungs, The, 7, 182, 198
Saxo Grammaticus, 199, 218
seithr (magic), 209, 211–12
Sif, 91, 101, 131–2, 137, 146, 151
Siggeir, King of Gotland, 185–9
Sigi, King of the Huns, 183
Sigmund, King, 185–9, 191–2, 195–6
Signy, Queen, 185–9
Signy (wife of Jarl Saevil), 231–2, 234
Sigrlami, 219
Sigrun, 190
Sigtrygg, King, 203
Sigurd, 9, 98, 107–11, 115, 123, 203
and Saga of the Volsungs, 182, 192–8
Sigyn, 43, 78, 152
Sinfjotli, 188–91
Skadi, 36, 146, 150, 183
skaldic poetry, 5, 15–16, 81
Skeggi, 230
Skidbladnir (Freyr’s ship), 60, 101, 128
Skofnung (Hrolf Kraki’s sword), 246–7
Skogul, spear-carrying, 168
Skoll (wolf), 28, 128, 174
skraelings, 254–5, 259–61
Skrymir, 56, 62–3, 66, 151
Skuld (half-sister of King Hrolf), 238, 246–7
Skuld (valkyrie), 168
Sleipnir (Odin’s horse), 8, 33, 60, 73, 78, 90–1, 128, 193
Snorri (first Norse born in Vinland), 259–61
Snorri Sturluson, 5, 11–14, 19–20, 29, 42, 70, 80–1, 161, 205–6
Snotra, 52
Sorli’s Story, 48
stags, feast on Yggdrasil, 34, 219
Stora Hammars stones, 80, 199
Straumsfjord camp, 249
Sun, Moon and stars, 164
Surt, 170–1, 175–8
Suttung, 86–8, 116
Svadilfaeri (stallion), 57–60
Svafrlami, King of the Gardariki, 219–21
Svalin (shield), 128
Svanhild, 111
Svear, the, 212–16, 229
Syn, 52
Tacitus, 15
Thialfi and Roskva, 60–1, 64, 66, 93, 141–2
Thiazi, 82–5, 127, 134, 150
Thor, 35–6
battle of insults with Odin, 130–8
combat with Hrungir, 92–3
contrasted with Loki, 42
counter-force to Christ, 13
fishing for Midgard serpent, 67–8, 139, 144
as giant-slayer, 58–9, 91–2, 97, 167
gives name to Thursday, 9
impersonates Freyia to retrieve hammer, 50, 153–60
journeys with Loki, 55–6, 60–6
judge at Ragnarok, 127–8
kills trolls, 100
and Midgard serpent and Ragnarok, 9, 56, 144, 170–2, 175–6
and punishment of Loki, 77
retrieves cauldron, 139, 141–3, 145
‘saved by rowan tree’, 96
and Sif’s hair, 102–3
‘Thor’s hammers’, 8, 131
threatens Loki, 151
victory over Geirrod, 95–7
whetstone lodged in his head, 93–4, 134
worshipped in Uppsala, 15
Thorbjorg (seeress), 250–1
Thorfinn Karlsfeni, 257–61
Thorhall the huntsman, 257–8
Thorir Norwegian), 254–5
Thorir Dog-foot, King, 240–2, 247
Thorstein Ericsson, 249–50, 255–6
Thorvald Ericsson, 250, 255, 257, 260
Thorvard, 250, 261
thrall (slave), 29
Thrym, 50, 155–6, 158–60
Thrym’s Poem, 48
Thunor, 131
Tolkien, J. R. R., 99, 182, 219
Troy, 13
Tyr, 15, 169, 176
and Loki’s insults, 146, 149–50
loses hand to Fenrir, 37, 44, 46–7, 146, 149–50
retrieves cauldron, 139, 141–3, 145
Tyrfing (magical sword), 217, 220–4, 227
Ull, 38, 127
urðr (fate), 174
Utgarda-Loki, King, 55–6, 64–6, 131
Valhalla, 35, 49, 52–3, 57, 72, 100, 127, 148
Hrungir visits, 90–2
and name for gold, 101
and Odin’s death, 212–13
Vali, 38, 52, 77, 168, 177
valkyries, 48–9, 52–3, 74, 184, 199
relations with giants, 89–90
war with Æsir, 81, 85, 166–7, 206, 208–9
Var, 51, 159
Ve and Vili, 26, 148, 163, 208–9
Vedrfolnir (hawk), 33
Vidar, 38, 96, 146–7, 171, 177
Vifil, 231
Vigrid, field of, 175–6
Vikings, 1–2
and archaeology, 8
beliefs, 9–11
and cult of Odin, 131
and geography of the sagas, 206–7
and gold, 98
and North America, 3–4
and violence against women
, 229
Vinland, 3–4, 182
discovery and exploration, 248–62
Visburr, King of the Svear, 214
Völkerwanderung, 218
Volsung, King, 184–5, 189
Wagner, Richard, 173
Wansdyke, 9
Widsith, 199
wisdom poetry, 114–15, 128
Woden, 9, 131
Yggdrasil (ash tree), 32–4, 128, 165, 167, 170, 173, 176, 219
Ymir (Brimir), 25–7, 32, 89, 99, 128, 163, 165, 169
Ynglinga Saga, 13, 205
Yngvi, King of Sweden, 221, 223
Yrsa, Queen of Sweden, 233–7, 244–5, 247
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