would be short-lived unless I moved quickly to address
This description of Thor is by Longfellow:
"I am the God Thor, I am the War God, I am the Thunderer! Here in my Northland, My fastness and fortress, Reign I forever!
"Here amid icebergs Rule I the nations; This is my hammer, Miolner the mighty; Giants and sorcerers Cannot withstand it!
"These are the gauntlets Wherewith I wield it, And hurl it afar off; This is my girdle; Whenever I brace it Strength is redoubled!
"The light thou beholdest Stream through the heavens, In flashes of crimson, Is but my red beard Blown by the night wind, Affrighting the nations!
"Jove is my brother; Mine eyes are the lightning; The wheels of my chariot Roll in the thunder, The blows of my hammer ring in the thunder." TALES OF A WAYSIDE INN
Frey is one of the most celebrated of the gods. He presides over rain and sunshine and all the fruits of the earth. His sister Freya is the most propitious of the goddesses. She loves music, spring, and flowers, and is particularly fond of the Elves (fairies). She is very fond of love-ditties, and all lovers would do well to invoke her.
Bragi is the god of poetry, and his song records the deeds of warriors. His wife, Iduna, keeps in a box the apples which the gods, when they feel old age approaching, have only to taste of to become young again.
hot spots of the week
- On went the Eurasian, up to her waist in the flood, with
- a long table; the one filled tea, the other coffee; and,
- it up and examined it with a much deeper interest than
- his attachment to Lady Susan; but, on the contrary, an
- The wide heavens about her seemed to promise a greater
- “Yes, madam,” he answered, with some hesitation; then
- keep his boat within hearing of our party, these several
- “Who could be unkind to Edmund!”[26] thought Julia.
