02712cam a22003373u 450000100060000000300070000600500170001300600020003000700050003200800410003701000130007804000110009104100170010205000070011910000370012624500490016326400510021230000470026333600260031033700260033633800360036250000310039850503690042950802020079852011800100053400450218065300440222570000450226985600430231499900170235744622UtSlPG20260610134026.0mcr n260607r2014||||utu|||||o|||||||||||||| d  a02012213  aUtSlPG 7aen2iso639-1 4aPZ1 aBrown, Abbie Farwell,d1871-192710aIn the Days of Giants: A Book of Norse Tales 1aSalt Lake City, UT :bProject Gutenberg,c2014  a1 online resource :bmultiple file formats  atextbtxt2rdacontent  acomputerbc2rdamedia  aonline resourcebcr2rdacarrier  aRelease date is 2014-01-080 aThe beginning of things -- How Odin lost his eye -- Kvasir's blood -- The giant builder -- The magic apples -- Skadi's choice -- The dwarf's gifts -- Loki's children -- The quest of the hammer -- The giantess who would not -- Thor's visit to the giants -- Thor's fishing -- Thor's duel -- In the giant's house -- Balder and the mistletoe -- The punishment of Loki.  aProduced by David Edwards, Charlie Howard, and the Online
Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This
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by The Internet Archive)  a"In the Days of Giants: A Book of Norse Tales" by Abbie Farwell Brown is a collection of Norse myths written in the early 20th century. The book explores the rich tapestry of tales surrounding the gods and giants of Norse mythology, primarily focusing on iconic figures such as Odin, Thor, and various giants and dwarfs. This enchanting collection likely includes stories that delve into the creation of the world, the nature of the gods, and their interactions with both mortals and mythical creatures.  At the start of the narrative, the author introduces the theme of creation, explaining that in the beginning, two primordial worlds existed: one of fire and one of ice. It describes the origins of Ymir, the frost giant, and Odin, who, along with his brothers, defeated Ymir to create the earth and the heavens from his body. The opening also hints at the ongoing battle between the forces of cold giants and the warm Aesir gods, setting the stage for the many adventures and moral lessons that will unfold through the tales, including heroes, tricksters, and the deep connections between the gods and the world they inhabit. (This is an automatically generated summary.)  nOriginal publication data not identified  aMythology, Norse -- Juvenile literature1 aSmith, E. Boydq(Elmer Boyd),d1860-194340uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/44622  c85461d85461