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Page 122
VALHALLA NOBLES AND HEROES who died in battle were believed to go to
Odin's magnificent hall, Valhalla (hall of the slain), where they became part of the
Einherjar, Odi ns personal army. Th ey dwelt there gloriously, feasting and ...
VALHALLA NOBLES AND HEROES who died in battle were believed to go to
Odin's magnificent hall, Valhalla (hall of the slain), where they became part of the
Einherjar, Odi ns personal army. Th ey dwelt there gloriously, feasting and ...
Page 126
V ODIN ODIN, KING of the gods, was powerful and terrifying - certainly not a
benevolent father figure. He was the special god of kings, nobles and poets and
a god of war, magic and wisdom. Odin's mastery of magic was legendary. He
could ...
V ODIN ODIN, KING of the gods, was powerful and terrifying - certainly not a
benevolent father figure. He was the special god of kings, nobles and poets and
a god of war, magic and wisdom. Odin's mastery of magic was legendary. He
could ...
Page 130
Odin had a spear, Gungnir, whose thrust could never be stopped, and a gold ring
, Draupnir, from which eight rings of equal weight and value dropped every ninth
night. Freyr owned a ship, Skidbladnir, which always got a fair wind when its sail
...
Odin had a spear, Gungnir, whose thrust could never be stopped, and a gold ring
, Draupnir, from which eight rings of equal weight and value dropped every ninth
night. Freyr owned a ship, Skidbladnir, which always got a fair wind when its sail
...
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Contents
Introduction | 6 |
PIS Ancient Near East | 12 |
flflfc Oceania | 216 |
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Bibliographic information
| Title | Encyclopedia of world mythology |
| Author | Arthur Cotterell |
| Publisher | Barnes & Noble Books, 1999 |
| ISBN | 0760728550, 9780760728550 |
| Length | 320 pages |
| Subjects | Mythology |
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