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Myths of the Norsemen: From the Eddas and Sagas

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Project Gutenberg EPUB3 edition Guerber, H. A. (Hélène Adeline)
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Iafn-har (yȧfn′hār). Gylfi sees, 40
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Iarn-greiper (yärn′grī-per). Thor’s glove, 61
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Iarnsaxa (yärn′sax-ȧ). 1. Thor’s wife called, 63; feeds wolves, 331. 2. A wave maiden, 146
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Iceland. Thvera in, 124; Freya in, 131; maze in, 177; earthquakes and geysers in, 229; Norsemen settle in, 339; scenery of, 343
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Icelanders. Records of, 1, 148; call mountains Jokul, 232
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Ida (ē′dȧ). Same as Idavold, 202; gods return to, 338; same as Asgard, 346
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Idavold (ēda′vold). Plain where gods dwell, 11; gods play on, 202; Balder slain on, 204; last meeting on, 339
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Idises (ē-dis′ez). Norns, 171
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Idun (ē′doon). Daughter of Ivald, 101; story of, 103–110; returns to Asgard, 107; apples of, 105, 166; Loki betrays, 105, 217; Greek equivalents, 353, 354
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Ifing (ē′fing). River surrounding Idavold, 11; Vafthrudnir asks about, 32; Loki flies across, 77
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Ildico (il′di-co). Wife of Attila, 89; same as Gudrun, 297
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Ilse (il′se). Story of Princess, 236; compared to Arethusa, 359
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Ilsenstein (il′sen-stīn). Home of Princess Ilse, 236
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India. Languages of, 342
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Ingeborg (in′-ge-borg). 1. Attendant of Hunvor, 299. 2. Changed into witch, 302; Thorsten saved by, 303; mother of Frithiof, 304. 3. Daughter of Belé, 304; Frithiof vows to marry, 305; Frithiof sues for, 307; Sigurd Ring sues for, 309; meets Frithiof in temple, 310; Frithiof parts with, 312; married to Sigurd Ring, 317; Frithiof’s longing for, 319; Frithiof visits, 320; given to Frithiof by Sigurd Ring, 324; Frithiof wars against brothers of, 325; marriage of Frithiof and, 325, 327
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Inglings. Frey’s descendants called, 128, 348
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Ingvi-Frey (ing′vi-frī). Story of, 123–128
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Inspiration. The story of the draught of, 95–102
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Io (ī′ō). Northern equivalents for story of, 349, 351
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Iörmungandr (yẽr′mun-gandr). Birth and banishment of, 90; Hel related to, 180; Thor angles for, 190; origin of, 218; rises from sea, 332; Loki leads, 333; tempests caused by, 332
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Iran (ē-rän′). The plateau of, 1
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Iris (ī′ris). Compared to Gna, 349
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Irmin (ẽr′min). Same as Odin, Heimdall, or Hermod, 30, 150, 154
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Irmin’s Way. The Milky Way, 30
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Irminsul (ẽr′min-sul). Destroyed by Charlemagne, 30
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Ironwood. Iron leaves of, 181; wolves fed in, 331
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Islands. Eglimi, king of the, 266
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Italy. Golden Age in, 355
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Ivald (ē′väld). Dwarf blacksmith, 65, 87; Idun, daughter of, 101

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