The Deeds of Odin

Source: TEUTONIC MYTH AND LEGEND, by Donald A. Mackenzie, An Introduction to the Eddas & Sagas, Beowulf, The Nibelungenlied, etc. [1912?]The Internet Sacred Text Archives – http://www.sacred-texts.comODIN was the chief ruler of the gods. He was tall and old,...

Odin Wins for Men the Magic Mead

Source: "The Children of Odin", by Padraic Colum, Illustrated by Willy Pogany [1920]The Internet Sacred Text Archive – http://www.sacred-texts.com/ IT was the Dwarf’s who brewed the Magic Mead, and it was the Giants who hid it away. But it...
Myths and Legends

Myths and Legends

They say that myths and legends have their basis in truth. Who knows for sure? But the tales of many cultures around the world are fascinating, and even if they are truly just stories (and lets face it, most stories have at least *some* grain of truth somewhere), they...