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Excerpt: ...of malice Was the giant toward the gods. Who causes this? Said the chief of the gods. The wise-worded giant-eagle From the old tree began to speak. The friend of Honer Was not friendly to him. 185 The mountain-wolf from Honer Asked for his fill From the holy table: It fell to Honer to blow the fire. The giant, eager to kill, Glided down Where the unsuspecting gods, Odin, Loke and Honer, were sitting. The fair lord of the earth Bade Farbaute's son Quickly to share The ox with the giant; But the cunning foe of the asas Thereupon laid The four parts of the ox Upon the broad table. And the huge father of Morn93 Afterward greedily ate The ox at the tree-root. That was long ago, Until the profound Loke the hard rod laid 'Twixt the shoulders Of the giant Thjasse. Then clung with his hands The husband of Sigyn To Skade's foster-son, In the presence of all the gods. The pole stuck fast To Jotunheim's strong fascinator, But the hands of Honer's dear friend Stuck to the other end. Flew then with the wise god The voracious bird of prey Far away; so the wolf's father To pieces must be torn. 186 Odin's friend got exhausted. Heavy grew Lopt. Odin's companion Must sue for peace. Hymer's kinsman demanded That the leader of hosts The sorrow-healing maid, Who the asas' youth-preserving apples keeps, Should bring to him. Brisingamen's thief Afterward brought Idun To the gard of the giant. Sorry were not the giants After this had taken place, Since from the south Idun had come to the giants. All the race Of Yngve-Frey, at the Thing, Grew old and gray,
| ISBN-13 | 9781770453586 |
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| ISBN-10 | 177045358X |
| Weight | 0.49Â Pounds |
| Dimensions | 9.00 x 6.00 x 0.34 In |
| List Price | $19.99 |
| Format | Paperback |
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| Pages | 144 pages |
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| Published On | 2010-03-01 |
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