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"Once on a time, when the gods were contructing their abodes and had already finished Midgard and Valhalla, a certain artificer came and offered to build them a residence so fortified that they should be perfectly safe from the incursions of the Frost giants and the giants of the mountains. But he demanded for his reward the goddess Freya, together with the sun and the moon." —Bulfinch, 1897

Freya

"Once on a time, when the gods were contructing their abodes and had already finished Midgard and Valhalla,…

Norman ship from the Bayeux Tapestry.

Norman Ship

Norman ship from the Bayeux Tapestry.

A Norse ship copied from one in Nordenskiold's <em>Voyage of the Vega</em>.

Norse

A Norse ship copied from one in Nordenskiold's Voyage of the Vega.

Norman ship from the Bayeux Tapestry.

Norse Weapons

Norman ship from the Bayeux Tapestry.

Norse boat used as a habitation.

Norsemen

Norse boat used as a habitation.

Norsemen alphabet.

Norsemen

Norsemen alphabet.

A tablet by the Norsemen.

Norsemen Tablet

A tablet by the Norsemen.

The Northmen of the seas.

Northmen

The Northmen of the seas.

"Odin then regulatied the periods of day and night and the seasons by placing in the heavens the sun and moon, and appointing them to their respective courses." &mdash;Bulfinch, 1897

Odin

"Odin then regulatied the periods of day and night and the seasons by placing in the heavens the sun…

Rowlock of the Viking ship.

Rowlock

Rowlock of the Viking ship.

"Thor, the thunderer, Odin's eldest son, is the strongest of gods and men, and possesses three very precious things. The first is a hammer, which both the Frost and Mountain giants know to their cost, when they see it hurled against them in the air, for it has split many a skull of their fathers and kindred. When thrown, it returns to his hand of its own accord. The second rare thing he possesses is called the belt of strength. When he girds it about him his divine might is doubled. The third, also very precious, is his iron gloves, which he puts on whenever he would use his mallet efficiently." &mdash;Bulfinch, 1897

Thor

"Thor, the thunderer, Odin's eldest son, is the strongest of gods and men, and possesses three very…

The plan of a Viking ship.

Viking Ship

The plan of a Viking ship.