CHAPTER XXVII

. MYTHS OF THE NORSE GODS 373

The Creation. Yggdrasil. Odin and his Valhalla. The Valkyries. Thor and the Other Gods. Loki and his Progeny. The Conflict with the Mountain Giants. The Recovery of Thor's Hammer. Thor's Visit to Jötunheim. The Sword of Freyr. The Death of Balder. The Funeral of Balder. The Elves. Ragnarok.

## CHAPTER XXVIII . MYTHS OF NORSE AND OLD GERMAN HEROES 398

The Saga of the Volsungs. The Lay of the Nibelungs.

## CHAPTER XXIX . THE RING OF THE NIBELUNG 410

Wagner's Tetralogy. The Rhine-gold. The Valkyrie. Siegfried. The Twilight of the Gods.

## PART II

THE HISTORY OF MYTH

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