SKEGGA'S EDDA


The Norse Myths Retold by Thorskegga Thorn

'Stories vary, depending on who tells them. Here are some of the better known Norse Myths retold by a friend of Thor. There are also a few new tales inspired by the old stories. These tales are not of the mythical gods, nor of Thorskegga's patrons, these gods lie somewhere between the two.' At the bottom of each tale is a explanation of what elements have been changed and why.


The Saying of the Mother (Creation)


The Battle with the Vanir


The Mistress of Magic (Freya teaches magic to the gods of Asgard)


An Apple a Day(Idunn and the giant Thiassi) NEW


The Birth of Sleipnir (A giant builds a wall around Asgard)


The Daughters of Svarang (Loki's children)


The First 12 Moons(Mon and Bil)


How Sif got her Golden Hair(Loki gets treasures for the gods)


Brisingamen (How Freyja got her necklace.)


Smoked Fish in Fill-dyke (Thor and Utgardaloki)


'Bjorn' Goes Fishing (Thor and the Midgard Serpent.)


The Lay of Beli (Frey fights a giant.)


The Staff of Jord(Thor visits the hall of Geirrod.)


The Riddles of Horn (The theft of Brisingamen, Loki's binding and how Loki got to sleep with Sif.)


The Marriage of 'Freyja' (Thor recovers his hammer from Thrym.)


Odin's Exile (Balder, Hod and Odin's Exile.)


Aurvandill (Thor rescues a giant)


The Elf King's Daughter (Thor rescues a maiden in distress)


Loki's Taunting (Loki insults the gods and goddesses)


The Godmen's Challenge (A tale of Odin)NEW


Eaglebeak (A giantess calls on Thor)


Thialfi's Challenge (Thialfi and the Winternight's Sacrifice)


A Swan's Flight from Hlidskialf (Thor and the farmer's wife)


Alfhild and the Dragon Sword (The love goddess Lofn aids a mortal)


The Harvest God (Frey and the Danish witch trials)


The Smith of Dragon Hill (A Tale of Weyland) NEW


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