Investigations into Germanic Mythology, Vol. I
Undersökningar i Germanisk Mytologi, första delen, 1886
A Revised English Translation with Annotation
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Chapters 1-95 are working draft copies with annotations. Chapters 96-123 are fully annotated, finished copies. |
VOLUME I
PART I — INTRODUCTION
A working translation based on Anderson's text,
annotated in light of recent scholarship with modern references
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I. The Myth of the Primeval Era and the
Migrations (A) The Ancient Indo-Europeans [Aryans] Chapters 1-6 [.pdf file] 1. The Words German and Germanic 2. The Indo-European Family of Language 3. Hypothesis of Asiatic Origin of the Indo-Europeans 4. Hypothesis of European Origin of the Indo-Europeans 5. The Indo-European Land of Europe (B) Ancient Germania 6. The Stone Age of Prehistoric Germania |
PART II — MEDIÆVAL MIGRATION SAGAS
(A) The Learned Saga in Regard to the Emigration From Troy-AsgardChapters 7-14 [.pdf file]
7. The Saga in Heimskringla and the Prose Edda
8. The Troy Saga and Prose Edda
9. Saxo’s Relation to the Story of Troy
10. Older Periods of the Troy Saga
11. Story of the Origin of Trojan Descent of the Franks
12. Odin as Leader of the Trojan Emigration
13. Materials of the Icelandic Troy Saga
14. Result of Foregoing Investigations
(B) Popular Traditions of the Middle Ages
Chapters 15-19 [.pdf file]
15.
The Longobardian Migration Saga
16. Saxon and Swabian Migration Saga
17. The Frankish Migration Saga
18. Migration Saga of the Burgundians
19. Teutonic Emigration Saga
PART III —
THE MYTH CONCERNING THE EARLIEST PERIOD
AND THE EMIGRATIONS FROM THE NORTH
Chapters 20-43 [.pdf file]
20. Myths Concerning the Creation of Man
21. Scef, the Original Patriarch
22. Borgar-Skjold, the Second Patriarch
23. Halfdan, the Third Patriarch
24. Halfdan’s Enmity with Orvandel and Svipdag
25. Halfdan’s Identity with Mannus
26. Sacred Runes Learned from Heimdall
27. Sorcery, the Reverse of Sacred Runes
28a. Heimdall and the Sun Goddess
28b. Loki Causes Enmity Between Gods and Creators
29. Halfdan Identical with Helgi
30. The End of the Age of Peace
31. Halfdan’s Character. The Weapon-Myth
32. War with the Heroes from Svarin’s Mound
33. Review of the Svipdag Myth
34. The World-War and its Causes
35. Myth Concerning the Sword Guardian
36. Breach Between Asas Vans. Siege of Asgard
37. Significance of the World-War
38. The War in Midgard. Hadding’s Adventures
39. Position of the Divine Clans to the Warriors
40. Hadding’s Defeat
41. Loki’s Punishment
42. Original Model of the Bravalla Battle
43. The Dieterich Saga
16. Saxon and Swabian Migration Saga
17. The Frankish Migration Saga
18. Migration Saga of the Burgundians
19. Teutonic Emigration Saga
PART III —
THE MYTH CONCERNING THE EARLIEST PERIOD
AND THE EMIGRATIONS FROM THE NORTH
Chapters 20-43 [.pdf file]
20. Myths Concerning the Creation of Man
21. Scef, the Original Patriarch
22. Borgar-Skjold, the Second Patriarch
23. Halfdan, the Third Patriarch
24. Halfdan’s Enmity with Orvandel and Svipdag
25. Halfdan’s Identity with Mannus
26. Sacred Runes Learned from Heimdall
27. Sorcery, the Reverse of Sacred Runes
28a. Heimdall and the Sun Goddess
28b. Loki Causes Enmity Between Gods and Creators
29. Halfdan Identical with Helgi
30. The End of the Age of Peace
31. Halfdan’s Character. The Weapon-Myth
32. War with the Heroes from Svarin’s Mound
33. Review of the Svipdag Myth
34. The World-War and its Causes
35. Myth Concerning the Sword Guardian
36. Breach Between Asas Vans. Siege of Asgard
37. Significance of the World-War
38. The War in Midgard. Hadding’s Adventures
39. Position of the Divine Clans to the Warriors
40. Hadding’s Defeat
41. Loki’s Punishment
42. Original Model of the Bravalla Battle
43. The Dieterich Saga
PART IV —THE MYTH IN REGARD TO THE LOWER WORLD Chapters 44-95 [.pdf file]
44. Myth in Regard to the Lower World
45. Gudmund, King of the Glittering Plains
46. Ruler of the Lower World
47. Fjallerus and Hadingus in the Low World
48. A Frisian Saga, Adam of Bremen
49. Odainsaker and the Glittering Plains
50. Identification of Odainsaker
51. Gudmund’s Identity with Mimir
52. Mimir’s Grove
53. Myth in Regard to the Lower World
54. Myth Concerning Mimir’s Grove
55. Mimir’s Grove and Regeneration of the World
56. Gylfaginning’s Cosmography
57. The Word Hel in Linguistic Usage
58. The Word Hel in Vegtamskvida and in Vafthrudnismal
59. Border Mountain Between Hel and Niflhel
60. Description of Niflhel
61. Who the Inhabitants of Hel are
62. The Classes of Beings in Hel
63. The Kingdom of Death
64. Valkyries, Psycho-messengers of Diseases
65. The Way of Those who Fall by the Sword
66. Risting with the Spear-point
67. Loki’s Daughter, Hel
68. Way to Hades Common to the Dead
69. The Doom of the Dead
70. Speech-Runes Ords Tírr Námæli
71. The Looks of the Thingstead
72. The Hades Drink
73. The Hades Horn Embellished with Serpents
74. The Lot of the Blessed
75. Arrival at the Na-gates
76. The Places of Punishment
77. The Hall in Nastrands
78. Loke’s Cave of Punishment
79. The Great World-Mill
80. The World-Mill
81. The World-Mill makes the Constellations Revolve
82. Origin of the Sacred Fire
83. Mundilfore’s Identity with Lodur
84. Nat, Mother of the Gods
85. Narfi, Nat’s Father
86. Giant Clans Descended from Ymer
87. Identity of Mimer and Nidhad
88. Review of Mimer’s Names and Epithets
89. The Mead Myth
90. The Moon and the Mead
91. Myths of the Moon-God
92. The Moon-Dis Nanna
93. Cosmographic Review
94. Story of the Seven Sleepers
95. The Anthropology of the Mythology
PART V — THE IVALDI FAMILY
A new translation, fully annotated with modern references
Chapters 96-100 [.pdf file]96. Svipdag and Groa
97. Menglad’s Identity with Freyja
98. The Sword of Revenge
99. Örvandel, the Star-Hero
100. Svipdag Identical with Otharus
Chapters 101-109 [.pdf file]
101. Svipdag in Saxo’s Account of Hotherus
102. Ericus Disertus in Saxo
103. The Svipdag Synonym Eirikr
104. Later Fortunes of the Völund Sword
105. The Svipdag Epithet “Skirnir”
106. Transformation and Death of Svipdag
107. Reminiscences of the Svipdag Myth
108. Orvandel, Egil and Ebbo
109. Frey Fostered in the Home of Orvandel
Chapters 110-113 [.pdf file]
110. Ivaldi, Svipdag’s Grandfather
111. Parallel Myths in Rigveda
112. Judgment Passed on the Ivalde Sons
113. Ölvaldi and Ivaldi Sons Identical
Chapters 114-123 [.pdf file]
114. A Review of Thorsdrapa
115. Of Völund’s Identity with Thjassi
116. The Worst Deed of Revenge
117. the Guard at Hvergelmer and the Elivagar
118. Slagfin, Egil, and Völund
119. The Niflung Hoard Left by Völund
120. Slagfin-Gjuki a Star-Hero
121. Slagfin’s Appearance in the Moon Myth
122. Review of the Synonyms of Ivaldi’s Sons
123. Ivaldi
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