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~ Readings ~

 

Matthias Wilson reads excerpts from the book 'The Norse Myths' by Kevin Crossley-Holland.  
These are stories which wonderfully retell the old myths. 
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The Creation (9,1 MB)

 

The War of the Aesir and Vanir (3,6 MB)

 

The Building of Asgard´s Walls (11 MB)

 

The Gallows Lord (5,0 MB)

 

The Song of Rig (15,7 MB)

 

The Mead of Poetry (13,6 MB)

 

Loki´s Children and the Binding of Fenrir (9,0 MB)

 

The Theft of Idunna´s Apples (12,4 MB)

 

The Marriage of Njord and Skadi (7,2 MB)

 

The Treasures of the Gods (12,5 MB)

 

Skirnir´s Journey (11 MB)

 

The Lay of Grimnir (13,5 MB)

 

The Necklace of the Brisings (10,4 MB)

 

The Lay of Thrym (9,8 MB)

 

The Lay of Vafthrudnir (10,2 MB)

 

Thor´s Journey to Utgard (30 MB)

 

The Lay of Hymir (10,4 MB)

 

Hyndla´s Poem (6,8 MB)

 

Thor´s Duel with Hrungnir (16,1 MB)

 

Odin and Billing´s Daughter (2,9 MB)

 

Gylfi and Gefion (2,4 MB)

 

The Lay of Harbard (10,7 MB)

 

The Ballad of Svipdag (11,4 MB)

 

Thor and Geirrod (10,7 MB)

 

The Lay of Loddfafnir (4,9 MB)

 

Otter´s Ransom (12,1 MB)

 

The Lay of Alvis (7,4 MB)

 

Balder´s Dreams (4,5 MB)

 

The Death of Balder (22,8 MB)

 

Loki´s Flyting (14,8 MB)

 

The Binding of Loki (7,2 MB)

 

Ragnarok (8,4 MB)

 


Text © Kevin Crossley-Holland: The Norse Myths. New York 1981, 
Pantheon  Fairy Tale and Folklore Library, paperback, 320 pages. ISBN 0394748468.
Also released as: The Penguin Book of Norse Myths: Gods of the Vikings,  Gardners Books 1996. ISBN 0140258698.

Biographical sketch of Kevin Crossley-Holland

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