Viktor Rydberg's Investigations into Germanic Mythology Volume II

Six 'new' essays on Norse mythology by the Swedish poet and scholar Viktor Rydberg (1828-1895) translated into English for the first time. Representing half of the second volume of Rydberg's two-volume <I>Undersökningar i Germanisk Mythologi</I> this work includes:<ul><li><b>Later Germanic Myths</b> exploring aspects of their relationship to other Indo-European systems. <li><b>Towards the Baldur Myth</b> an analysis of the proto Indo-European myth of the Divine Twins and an investigation of Baldur and Hödur's character in the North.<li><b>Hárbarðsljóð</b> a case for identifying the famous ferryman of the Eddaic lay with Thor's rival the cunning Loki.<li><b>Brisingamen's Smiths</b> an examination of the nature of dwarves in Norse mythology and folklore.<li><b>An Overview of the Mythic Epic</b> a complete chronological outline of the mythic events preserved in the Eddas and elsewhere based on Rydberg's comprehensive study of the Germanic source material.</ul></p><p>Insightful research from the dawn of Eddaic studies these controversial essays remain as relevant today as they were when they were published over a century ago.</p><p>This is the second part of a two-part set.</p>