The Children of Odin by Padraic Colum

Originally published in 1920, The Children of Odin is a great collection of the Norse myths and legends retold by master storyteller Padraic Colum, in an easy-to-follow chronological order from the creation of the Worlds to Ragnarok.

This classic book is a fantastic gateway for children and young audience to learn the basics of Norse mythology.

Please note: This digital reprint is NOT a widely-available, e-Text version. Instead, it is a top-quality, electronic facsimile version of the actual book published in 1920, featuring many black-and-white drawings and 4 full-page color plates.

Contents Covered:

• Part 1: The Dwellers in Asgard
  • Far Away and Long Ago
  • The Building of the Wall
  • Iduna and Her Apples: How Loki Put the Gods in Danger
  • Sif's Golden Hair: How Loki Wrought Mischief in Asgard
  • How Brock the Dwarf Brought Judgment on Loki
  • How Freya Gained Her Necklace and How Her Loved One Was Lost to Her
  • How Frey Won Gerda, the Giant Maiden, and How He Lost His Magic Sword
  • Heimdall and Little Hnossa: How All Things Came to Be
  • The All-Father's Forebodings: How He Leaves Asgard
• Part 2: Odin the Wanderer
  • Odin Goes to Mimir's Well: His Sacrifice for Wisdom
  • Odin Faces an Evil Man
  • Odin Wins for Men the Magic Mead
  • Odin Tells to Vidar, His Silent Son, the Secret of His Doings
  • Thor and Loki in the Giants' City
  • How Thor and Loki Befooled Thrym the Giant
  • Ægir's Feast: How Thor Triumphed
  • The Dwarfs Hoard, and the Curse that It Brought
• Part 3: The Witch's Heart
  • Foreboding in Asgard
  • Loki the Betrayer
  • Loki against the Æsir
  • The Valkyrie
  • The Children of Loki
  • Baldur's Doom
  • Loki's Punishment
• Part 4: The Sword of the Volsungs and the Twilight of the Gods
  • Sigurd's Youth
  • The Sword Gram and the Dragon Fafnir
  • The Dragon's Blood
  • The Story of Sigmund and Signy
  • The Story of Sigmund and Sinfiotli
  • The Story of the Vengeance of the Volsungs and of the Death of Sinfiotli
  • Brynhild in the House of Flame
  • Sigurd at the House of the Nibelungs
  • How Brynhild Was Won for Gunnar
  • The Death of Sigurd
  • The Twilight of the Gods