The Treasures of the Gods
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Baer,
Trish (en.)
b. 25th January 1952
Occupation: Adjunct Professor in Medieval Studies; Digital Scholarship Fellow in the Electronic Texts and Culture Lab; editor and MyNDIR-IDG (Insight Development Grant) Team Leader
Occupation: Adjunct Professor in Medieval Studies; Digital Scholarship Fellow in the Electronic Texts and Culture Lab; editor and MyNDIR-IDG (Insight Development Grant) Team Leader
Artifacts
Draupnir (non.)
Odin's gold ring which has the power to multiply itself.
Mjöllnir (non.)
Mjollnir (en.)
Þórr's hammer that returns to his hand after he throws it.
Sif's Golden
Hair (non.)
The hair created by the dwarves to replace the hair that Loki cut
off.
Skíðblaðnir (non.)
A boat belonging to Freyr or Odin, depending on the myth.
Myths
The Treasures of the Gods
The six treasures of the gods were made by two groups of dwarves at
the request of Loki after he cut off Sif's hair while she was sleeping.
Loki asks the dwarves to make the treasures in order to appease Sif’s
husband, Þórr. The Sons of Ivaldi make golden hair to replace Sif's hair
and also make the spear Gungnir and the ship "Skíðblaðnir. Loki bets the
dwarves Brokkr and Eitri that they can not produce treasures equal to
the ones made by the Sons of Ivaldi. Brokkr and Eitri create the boar
Gullinbursti, the ring Draupnir, and Þórr’s hammer Mjöllnir. The gods
judge Mjöllnir to be the greatest of the treasures. Loki loses the bet
and almost loses his head but keeps it because the bet did not involve
harming his neck.
Nouns
Victorian (en.)The
Victorian era began with the reign of Queen Victoria and ended with her
death (June 20, 1837 – January 22, 1901).
dvergar (non.)
dwarves (en.)
Dwarves often appear in Norse mythology as skillful smiths and wise
beings. The objects that they made were often endowed with magical
aspects. The dwarves made the treasures of the gods, e.g., Þórr's
hammer.
hamarr (non.)
hammer (en.)
hringr (non.)
ring (en.)
Source Materials:
Wonderful Stories
from Northern Lands (en.)Julia Goddard's collection of
retellings based on eddaic poems, sagas and ballads.
Source Persons
Goddard,
Julia (en.)
b. 11th July 1825
d. 30th September 1896
Nationality: British
Julia Goddard was a British children's writer, animal rights activist, journalist and artist. She wrote over 25 books in her lifetime.
d. 30th September 1896
Nationality: British
Julia Goddard was a British children's writer, animal rights activist, journalist and artist. She wrote over 25 books in her lifetime.
Weigand,
W.J. (en.)
b. Unknown
d. Unknown
Nationality: British
Illustrator and draughtsman whose work was published in many London magazines.
d. Unknown
Nationality: British
Illustrator and draughtsman whose work was published in many London magazines.