Surveys the pre-Christian beliefs of the Scandinavian and Germanic peoples.
Introduction
1 The Myth-Makers 2 The Sources of Our Knowledge 3 New Light on the Myths
1 The World of the Northern Gods
1 The Prose Edda 2 The Gods and Their World 3 Thor and the Giants 4 The Doom of the Gods 5 The Giants and the Dwarfs 6 Myths outside the Prose Edda
2 The Gods of Battle
1 Odin, Lord of Hosts 2 The Germanic War Gods 3 The Valkyries of Odin 4 The Berserks of Odin 5 The Worship of the War God
3 The Thunder God
1 Thor in the Myths 2 The Temples of Thor 3 The Hammer of Thor 4 The God of the Sky 5 Thor and His Adversaries
4 The Gods of Peace and Plenty
1 The Deity in the Wagon 2 Freyr, God of Plenty 3 Companions of Freyr 4 The Mother Goddess 5 The Goddess Freyja 6 The Power of the Vanir
5 The Gods of the Sea
1 Aegir and Ran 2 Njord, God of Ships 3 The Depths of the Sea
6 The Gods of the Dead
1 Odin and Mercury 2 Odin as a Shaman 3 The Realm of Odin 4 The Burial Mound 5 Thor and the Dead 6 The Dragon and the Dead
7 The Enigmatic Gods
1 Bragi and Idun 2 Mimir and Hoenir 3 The Twin Gods 4 Forseti 5 Heimdall 6 Loki 7 Balder
8 The Beginning and the End
1 The World Tree 2 The Creation of the World 3 The End of the World
Conclusion: The Passing of the Old Gods Works of Reference Names and Sources Index