The Macmillan Illustrated Encyclopedia of Myths & LegendsMacmillan, 1989 - 260 pages Fully indexed and containing lavish color illustrations and a wealth of line drawings, this is the most up-to-date, beautiful, and graphically useful reference of its kind on the market today. |
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Page 189
... Germanic mythology , the only giant to escape being drowned in blood when ODIN slew Ymir , the chief frost giant . Bergelmir and his wife saved themselves by climbing into a boat made from a hollow tree trunk and so lived to beget the ...
... Germanic mythology , the only giant to escape being drowned in blood when ODIN slew Ymir , the chief frost giant . Bergelmir and his wife saved themselves by climbing into a boat made from a hollow tree trunk and so lived to beget the ...
Page 240
... Germanic mythology , a favourite and servant of the great god FREY . His name means " the one who makes things shine " , and he acted as the go - between for Frey during the god's courtship of the giantess Gerda . Skrymir In Germanic ...
... Germanic mythology , a favourite and servant of the great god FREY . His name means " the one who makes things shine " , and he acted as the go - between for Frey during the god's courtship of the giantess Gerda . Skrymir In Germanic ...
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... Germanic mythology , a wise frost giant who was tricked by ODIN in a test of knowledge , and who paid with his life . The final words Vafthrudnir spoke were : " You will always be wiser and wisest . " For Odin had already died on ...
... Germanic mythology , a wise frost giant who was tricked by ODIN in a test of knowledge , and who paid with his life . The final words Vafthrudnir spoke were : " You will always be wiser and wisest . " For Odin had already died on ...
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