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King place in the spirit land, are most grotesque and silly and would be taken as a burlesque upon…
king place in the spirit land, are most grotesque and silly and would be taken as a burlesque upon Spiritualism, were they not put forth in all gravity by the friends and advocates of that so-called new revelation
Read record →It is very evident, that, as a power in the world in behalf of righteousness and humanity, it has been of no…
It is very evident, that, as a power in the world in behalf of righteousness and humanity, it has been of no account; and as between the forces of good and evil, its weight has been on the side of evil instead of good
Read record →Prophecy is peculiar to the Christian Scriptures
Prophecy is peculiar to the Christian Scriptures
Read record →Here is certainly a prophecy that a time would come when just such a work as Spiritualism is now doing would be…
Here is certainly a prophecy that a time would come when just such a work as Spiritualism is now doing would be a distinguishing feature of the age
Read record →A deception of no ordinary power is here brought to view
A deception of no ordinary power is here brought to view
Read record →Satan, as we have seen, has an object in deceiving the human family, as far as possible, to their destruction,…
Satan, as we have seen, has an object in deceiving the human family, as far as possible, to their destruction, by signs and wonders
Read record →This prophecy relates to some earthly government represented by a symbol with two horns like a lamb
This prophecy relates to some earthly government represented by a symbol with two horns like a lamb
Read record →Taken in connection with other portions of the book of Revelation, this prophecy reveals clearly what the…
Taken in connection with other portions of the book of Revelation, this prophecy reveals clearly what the agency that works the miracles is
Read record →So here is a plain declaration that at the very time when Christ comes Satan will be working in the hight of…
So here is a plain declaration that at the very time when Christ comes Satan will be working in the hight of his power, by signs and lying wonders (wonders to prove a lie) to keep the people under falsehood and deception
Read record →The three following verses plainly describe certain members of the spiritualistic fraternity; and they are said…
The three following verses plainly describe certain members of the spiritualistic fraternity; and they are said to be of the same sort
Read record →To face page The Giant with the Flaming Sword (J
To face page The Giant with the Flaming Sword (J
Read record →The long neglect of these precious records of our heathen ancestors is not the fault of the material in which…
The long neglect of these precious records of our heathen ancestors is not the fault of the material in which all that survives of their religious beliefs is enshrined, for it may safely be asserted that the Edda is as rich in the essentials of national romanc
Read record →The religious beliefs of the North are not mirrored with any exactitude in the Elder Edda
The religious beliefs of the North are not mirrored with any exactitude in the Elder Edda
Read record →Earth, the creation of the gods, their quarrel with the Vanas, the occupations of the heroes in Valhalla, the…
earth, the creation of the gods, their quarrel with the Vanas, the occupations of the heroes in Valhalla, the offices of the Norns, and the rulers who were to replace the Æsir when they had all perished with the world they had created
Read record →According to another account, Gylfi, having heard of the power of the Æsir, the inhabitants of Asgard, and…
According to another account, Gylfi, having heard of the power of the Æsir, the inhabitants of Asgard, and wishing to ascertain whether these reports were true, journeyed to the south
Read record →Pen door, and soon found himself in a wonderful jewelled cave hung with stalactites, in the centre of which…
pen door, and soon found himself in a wonderful jewelled cave hung with stalactites, in the centre of which stood a beautiful woman, clad in silvery robes, and attended by a host of lovely maidens crowned with Alpine roses
Read record →His second wife was Sif, the golden-haired, who also bore him two children, Lorride, and a daughter named…
His second wife was Sif, the golden-haired, who also bore him two children, Lorride, and a daughter named Thrud, a young giantess renowned for her size and strength
Read record →His request was favourably received and the dwarf fashioned the spear Gungnir, which never failed in its aim,…
His request was favourably received and the dwarf fashioned the spear Gungnir, which never failed in its aim, and the ship Skidbladnir, which, always wafted by favourable winds, could sail through the air as well as on the water, and which had this further mag
Read record →At dawn, the god and his companions passed out, but they had not gone very far ere they saw the recumbent form…
At dawn, the god and his companions passed out, but they had not gone very far ere they saw the recumbent form of a sleeping giant, and perceived that the peculiar sounds which had disturbed their rest were produced by his snores
Read record →Part to wrestle with Utgard-loki's old nurse Elli, the only opponent deemed worthy of such a puny fellow, ended…
part to wrestle with Utgard-loki's old nurse Elli, the only opponent deemed worthy of such a puny fellow, ended just as disastrously, and the gods, acknowledging they were beaten, were hospitably entertained
Read record →Thialfi, who, in the meanwhile, had disposed of the great clay giant with its cowardly mare's heart, now rushed…
Thialfi, who, in the meanwhile, had disposed of the great clay giant with its cowardly mare's heart, now rushed to his master's assistance, but his efforts were unavailing, nor could the other gods, whom he quickly summoned, raise the pinioning leg
Read record →After vainly trying to remove the stone splinter from his forehead, Thor sadly returned home to Thrud-vang,…
After vainly trying to remove the stone splinter from his forehead, Thor sadly returned home to Thrud-vang, where Sif's loving efforts were equally unsuccessful
Read record →Indignant at the giant's presumption, Loki returned to Thrud-vang, but Thor declared it would be well to visit…
Indignant at the giant's presumption, Loki returned to Thrud-vang, but Thor declared it would be well to visit Freya and try to prevail upon her to sacrifice herself for the general good
Read record →The giant bridegroom watched these gastronomic feats with amazement, whereupon Loki, in order to reassure him,…
The giant bridegroom watched these gastronomic feats with amazement, whereupon Loki, in order to reassure him, confidentially whispered that the bride was so deeply in love with him that she had not been able to taste a morsel of food for more than eight days
Read record →Now, although the dwarfs had brewed this marvellous mead for their own consumption, they did not even taste it,…
Now, although the dwarfs had brewed this marvellous mead for their own consumption, they did not even taste it, but hid it away in a secret place, while they went in search of further adventures
Read record →The double crime thus committed did not long remain unpunished, for Gilling's brother, Suttung, quickly went in…
The double crime thus committed did not long remain unpunished, for Gilling's brother, Suttung, quickly went in search of the dwarfs, determined to avenge him
Read record →Odin, who on this occasion had given his name as Bolwerk (evil doer), promptly offered his services to the…
Odin, who on this occasion had given his name as Bolwerk (evil doer), promptly offered his services to the giant, promising to accomplish as much work as the nine thralls, and to labour diligently all the summer in exchange for one single draught of Suttung's
Read record →As soon as Bragi was born in the stalactite-hung cave where Odin had won Gunlod's affections, the dwarfs…
As soon as Bragi was born in the stalactite-hung cave where Odin had won Gunlod's affections, the dwarfs presented him with a magical golden harp, and, setting him on one of their own vessels, they sent him out into the wide world
Read record →Suddenly they saw Loki coming, but descried in his wake a great eagle
Suddenly they saw Loki coming, but descried in his wake a great eagle
Read record →Idun passively allowed the gods to wrap her in the warm wolfskin, but she persistently refused to speak or…
Idun passively allowed the gods to wrap her in the warm wolfskin, but she persistently refused to speak or move, and from her strange manner her husband sadly suspected that she had had a vision of great ills
Read record →Shortly after Idun's return from Thrym-heim, and Thiassi's death within the bounds of Asgard, the assembled…
Shortly after Idun's return from Thrym-heim, and Thiassi's death within the bounds of Asgard, the assembled gods were greatly surprised and dismayed to see Skadi, the giant's daughter, appear one day in their midst, to demand satisfaction for her father's deat
Read record →Ottar, unable to remember the names of more than a few of his progenitors, offered sacrifices to Freya,…
Ottar, unable to remember the names of more than a few of his progenitors, offered sacrifices to Freya, entreating her aid
Read record →Forced to withdraw, Odin nevertheless did not relinquish his purpose to make Rinda his wife, for he knew,…
Forced to withdraw, Odin nevertheless did not relinquish his purpose to make Rinda his wife, for he knew, thanks to Rossthiof's prophecy, that none but she could bring forth the destined avenger of his murdered son
Read record →The Northern goddesses of fate, who were called Norns, were in nowise subject to the other gods, who might…
The Northern goddesses of fate, who were called Norns, were in nowise subject to the other gods, who might neither question nor influence their decrees
Read record →The giant's wife, however, prevailed upon her husband to welcome Tyr and Thor, and he slew three oxen for their…
The giant's wife, however, prevailed upon her husband to welcome Tyr and Thor, and he slew three oxen for their refection; but great was his dismay to see the thunder-god eat two of these for his supper
Read record →Baiting his powerful hook with the ox head, Thor angled for Iörmungandr, while the giant meantime drew up two…
Baiting his powerful hook with the ox head, Thor angled for Iörmungandr, while the giant meantime drew up two whales, which seemed to him to be enough for an early morning meal
Read record →To prove his strength by breaking his beaker; but although the thunder-god threw it with irresistible force…
to prove his strength by breaking his beaker; but although the thunder-god threw it with irresistible force against stone pillars and walls, it remained whole and was not even bent
Read record →The wrench with which he finally pulled it up did great damage to the giant's house and his feet broke through…
The wrench with which he finally pulled it up did great damage to the giant's house and his feet broke through the floor
Read record →Some authorities declare that, instead of making part of the creative trilogy (Odin, Hoenir, and Lodur or…
Some authorities declare that, instead of making part of the creative trilogy (Odin, Hoenir, and Lodur or Loki), this god originally belonged to a pre-Odinic race of deities, and was the son of the great giant Fornjotnr (Ymir), his brothers being Kari (air) an
Read record →D be impossible for them to perform, the parents fervently prayed to Odin to help them, and in answer to their…
d be impossible for them to perform, the parents fervently prayed to Odin to help them, and in answer to their entreaties the god came down to earth, and changed the boy into a tiny grain of wheat, which he hid in an ear of grain in the midst of a large field,
Read record →Skrymsli warned the parents that he would make a third attempt to secure the child, whereupon they applied in…
Skrymsli warned the parents that he would make a third attempt to secure the child, whereupon they applied in their despair to Loki, who carried the boy out to sea, and concealed him, as a tiny egg, in the roe of a flounder
Read record →The plight of the boy was certainly perilous, but Loki, watching his chance, snatched the egg out of the…
The plight of the boy was certainly perilous, but Loki, watching his chance, snatched the egg out of the giant's grasp, and transforming it again into the child, he instructed him secretly to run home, passing through the boathouse on his way and closing the d
Read record →Skadi, the giantess, a personification of the cold mountain stream, who had joyfully watched the fettering of…
Skadi, the giantess, a personification of the cold mountain stream, who had joyfully watched the fettering of her foe (subterranean fire), now fastened a serpent directly over his head, so that its venom would fall, drop by drop, upon his upturned face
Read record →When Ymir, the first giant, fell lifeless on the ice, slain by the gods, his progeny were drowned in his blood
When Ymir, the first giant, fell lifeless on the ice, slain by the gods, his progeny were drowned in his blood
Read record →In his anger at being thus scornfully refused, the giant swore vengeance, and soon after he shot a great flint…
In his anger at being thus scornfully refused, the giant swore vengeance, and soon after he shot a great flint arrow from his bow at the maiden, who dwelt eighty miles away
Read record →In Thuringia and in the Black Forest the stories of the giants are legion, and one of the favourites with the…
In Thuringia and in the Black Forest the stories of the giants are legion, and one of the favourites with the peasants is that about Ilse, the lovely daughter of the giant of the Ilsenstein
Read record →In the first chapter we saw how the black elves, dwarfs, or Svart-alfar, were bred like maggots in the flesh of…
In the first chapter we saw how the black elves, dwarfs, or Svart-alfar, were bred like maggots in the flesh of the slain giant Ymir
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