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Guerber, H. A. (Hélène Adeline)
Sæhrimnir (sā′hrim-nir). Boar in Valhalla, 20
Sæming (sā′ming). King of Norway, 40, 115
Sæmund (sā′mund). Compiler of Elder Edda, 249
Saga (sā′gȧ). 1. Wife of Odin, 38, 349. 2. Records called, 2, 89, 251, 339
Sagittarius (sag-it-tä′ri-us). Northern equivalent, 140
St. Gertrude. Belief in, 137
St. Goar. Lorelei at, 195
St. Hubert. Uller is, 140
St. John’s Day. Celebrations, 215
St. Michael. Bears Cheru’s sword, 89
St. Valentine. Replaces Vali, 165
Sarpedon (sär-pē′don). Northern equivalent, 362
Sataere (săt′ā-re). God of agriculture, 229
Satan. Same as Loki, 229
Saturday. Sacred to Loki, 229
Saturn. Equivalent, 229, 355
Saxnot. God of Saxons, 87; Frey like, 117
Saxon. Irmin, a god, 30; Hengist and Horsa, 40; Eástre, goddess, 55
Saxony. Conquered by Odin, 40
Scalds. Edda the work of, 2
Scandinavia. Worship in, 58, 112, 128, 248, 249; fairies in, 246
Scandinavians. Belief of the, 140, 158, 232, 233; epic of the, 251; ideas of the origin of physical features of the, 232
Schwartze See (shvärt′se-sā). Nerthus’s car bathed in the, 58
Scourge of God. Attila the, 88, 297
Scylla (sil′lȧ). Northern equivalent, 353
Seasons. The division of the, 9
Seeland (zā′land). Gefjon ploughs, 49, 350
Senjemand (sen′ye-mänd). Story of giant, 233, 234
Senjen (sen′yen). Island of, 233, 234
Sessrymnir (ses′rim-nir). Freya’s home is, 131
Shakespeare. Norns introduced by, 170
Sibich (sē′bik). The traitor, 295
“Siegfried” (sēg′frēd). Wagner’s opera of, 289
Sif. Wife of Thor, 64; hair stolen, 64–67, 217; Uller, son of, 139; Loki slanders, 225; dwarfs make hair for, 65, 242; comparisons, 351
Siggeir (sig′gīr). Marriage feast of, 253–255; treachery and death of, 255, 256, 262
Sigi (sig′ē). Son of Odin, 40, 251; comparison, 296
Sigmund (sig′mund). Völund’s sword for, 178; brother of Signy, 253; sword won by, 254; a prisoner, 257; the vow of, 257; tests Signy’s sons, 258; a werewolf, 260; prisoner of Siggeir, 261; escape and vengeance of, 262; the son of, 265; Hiordis, wife of, 266; death of, 266; Sigurd, son of, 269; the sword of, 179, 267; comparisons, 296, 363
Signy (sig′ni). Volsung’s daughter, 253–259; vengeance of, 258–262
Sigtuna (sig-to͞o′nȧ). Odin founds, 39
Sigurd (sē′go͞ord). Brunhild to marry, 179; story of, 251; birth of, 268; Grane selected by, 270; Regin speaks to, 270; sword of, 274; slays Fafnir, 275; rides through flames, 278; betrothal of, 280; marriage of, 281; Gudrun gives potion to, 282; Gudrun, wife of, 283; woos Brunhild for Gunnar, 284; awakening of, 286; death of, 288–290; funeral pyre of, 289; Gudrun mourns, 290; Atli slain with sword of, 295; a sun myth, 296; Greek equivalents, 358, 363