Part One. Aims, Methods and Sources -- Introduction -- Methods -- Sources -- Part Two. The Vanir -- The Vanir patterns: ritual origins -- Misalliance and the Summer King -- The Goddess and her Lover -- The Võlva -- Part Three. The Æsir -- Fighting the Giantess: Þórr -- Þórr and the Bear's Son -- Seducing the Giantess: "ðinn -- Seduced by the Giantess: the Odinic Hero -- The Helpful Giantess -- Part Four. Encounters with the Dead -- Consulting the Dead -- The Dead Lover's Return.
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"Close examination of the significant theme of other-worldly encounters in Norse myth and legend, including giantesses, monsters and the dead"--Provided by publisher.