Teutonic Mythology: Gods and Goddesses of the Northland, Vol. 3

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Teutonic Mythology: Gods and Goddesses of the Northland, Vol. 3

by Viktor Rydberg

EN·~9 hours·8 chapters

Chapters

8 total

Teutonic Mythology - Gods and Goddesses of the Northland - IN - THREE VOLUMES - By VIKTOR RYDBERG, Ph.D.,

1:51

TEUTONIC MYTHOLOGY.

0:01

LIST OF PHOTOGRAVURES.

0:11

THE MYTH IN REGARD TO THE LOWER WORLD. (Part IV. Continued from Volume II.)

1:03:55

V. THE IVALDE RACE.

7:09:17

DICTIONARY OF PRINCIPAL PROPER NAMES IN TEUTONIC MYTHOLOGY, with Explanations of the Character, Attributes and Significance of the Gods, Goddesses, Giants, Dwarfs and associated creatures and places.

0:12

DICTIONARY OF GODS AND GODDESSES.

37:22

INDEX OF PERSONS AND PLACES. TEUTONIC MYTHOLOGY.

31:25

Description

In this volume listeners are taken into the dramatic world of the Norse gods, beginning with Thor’s perilous journey to the giant Geirrod’s stronghold. Guided by Loki’s cunning, Thor confronts a raging river, a hostile daughter of the giant, and the loss of his famed hammer, belt, and iron gloves, all rendered with vivid, cinematic language. The episode captures the raw power and humor of the myths while the descriptive narration brings the ancient landscape to life.

Beyond the adventure, the book offers scholarly insight into the deeper currents of Teutonic belief. It explores the prophetic verses of Völuspá, the ominous signs of the approaching Ragnarök, and the intriguing transformation of the “seven sleepers” legend from pagan roots to Christian retelling. Listeners come away with a sense of how these stories were reshaped as the Germanic peoples embraced new faiths, linking their heroic past to broader European traditions.

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Language

en

Duration

~9 hours (541K characters)

Publisher of text edition

Project Gutenberg

Credits

Produced by Charlene Taylor and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive/American Libraries.)

Release date

2019-02-04

Rights

Public domain in the USA.

About the author

Viktor Rydberg

Viktor Rydberg

1828–1895

A major voice in 19th-century Swedish literature, he wrote novels, poems, and essays that helped shape his country’s cultural life. His work ranges from myth and religion to social criticism, with a style that blends imagination, learning, and moral seriousness.

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