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Odin was invoked for victory in battle, but the promotion of strife was in his
interests, and he was often accused ot awarding triumph unjustly. Myths Retold i?
IMv& Kllt□v:HN□ M BALDER'S DEATH BALDER DREAMED of. A Brooch in the
form ...
Odin was invoked for victory in battle, but the promotion of strife was in his
interests, and he was often accused ot awarding triumph unjustly. Myths Retold i?
IMv& Kllt□v:HN□ M BALDER'S DEATH BALDER DREAMED of. A Brooch in the
form ...
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IMv& Kllt□v:HN□ M BALDER'S DEATH BALDER DREAMED of mortal danger to
his life, which was of great concern to the Aesir. His mother Frigg hit on a plan to
safeguard him. She extracted oaths from everything not to harm Balder - from ...
IMv& Kllt□v:HN□ M BALDER'S DEATH BALDER DREAMED of mortal danger to
his life, which was of great concern to the Aesir. His mother Frigg hit on a plan to
safeguard him. She extracted oaths from everything not to harm Balder - from ...
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In Norse mythology the god Balder is given an elaborate ship funeral, on a ship
sent blazing into the ocean. These mythological funerals reflected real burials: a
magnificent burial in a ship of a ninth-century woman, surrounded by much ...
In Norse mythology the god Balder is given an elaborate ship funeral, on a ship
sent blazing into the ocean. These mythological funerals reflected real burials: a
magnificent burial in a ship of a ninth-century woman, surrounded by much ...
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Contents
Introduction | 5 |
India and Australia 229 | 141 |
Greece and Rome 51 Tibet and Africa | 161 |
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Bibliographic information
| Title | World mythology |
| Author | Arthur Cotterell |
| Edition | reprint |
| Publisher | Dempsey Parr, 2000 |
| ISBN | 1840844515, 9781840844511 |
| Length | 320 pages |
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