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... giants .. Thiassi , who kept her in custody , had an eagle - shirt , and his fellow giant , Suttungr , had another , in which he pursued Odin . Opposed to the beneficent genii of the elements , are troops of dark demons , from whom ...
... giants .. Thiassi , who kept her in custody , had an eagle - shirt , and his fellow giant , Suttungr , had another , in which he pursued Odin . Opposed to the beneficent genii of the elements , are troops of dark demons , from whom ...
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... giants , to build them a strong castle in a year and a half , if they would give him the sun and moon , and the ... giant was to complete the building in one winter , and to do it all alone 26 CLOUD - BUILDERS . without any man's help ;
... giants , to build them a strong castle in a year and a half , if they would give him the sun and moon , and the ... giant was to complete the building in one winter , and to do it all alone 26 CLOUD - BUILDERS . without any man's help ;
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... giant , and there is a whole string of legends , in which the devil erects buildings and flings stones , just like the giants of yore . The devil contracts to build a house for a peasant , and to have his soul for the job ; but he must ...
... giant , and there is a whole string of legends , in which the devil erects buildings and flings stones , just like the giants of yore . The devil contracts to build a house for a peasant , and to have his soul for the job ; but he must ...
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... giant , or troll , offered to complete the building singlehanded , by a certain time , stipulating that he should have for payment the sun and moon , or St. Olaf himself . The bargain was struck , but Olaf laid down such a plan for the ...
... giant , or troll , offered to complete the building singlehanded , by a certain time , stipulating that he should have for payment the sun and moon , or St. Olaf himself . The bargain was struck , but Olaf laid down such a plan for the ...
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... giants and ogres of our nursery tales . They can take any form at will , but their natural one is that of a huge mis - shapen giant , " like a cloud , " with hair and beard of the colour of the red lightning . They go about open ...
... giants and ogres of our nursery tales . They can take any form at will , but their natural one is that of a huge mis - shapen giant , " like a cloud , " with hair and beard of the colour of the red lightning . They go about open ...
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Agni ancient appears Aryans asvattha believed besoms Bhrigu bird bride burning called cattle chark churning clouds colour cuckoo custom dead death demon divine dragon drink earth elves England father fern fern-seed fire Freyja furious host German Gervase of Tilbury giant goddess gods golden Greek Grimm hair haoma hare hazel heaven heavenly Hindus Holda hoopoe horn horses human Indo-European Indra kindled king known Kuhn ladybird latter legend lightning Mannhardt Maruts milk mountain mythical mythology myths nature needfire night Norse Odin origin palasa peas Perchta Picus Pitris plant popular Prometheus race Rig Veda Romans round rowan sacred Sanscrit says Schwartz sieve soma souls springwort stick stork storm story tell Thor Thor's thunderbolt tradition tree Vedas Vedic village werewolf Westf wheel whilst wife wild hunt wild huntsman winds wish-rod witches Woden wolf wood word wren Yggdrasil Zeus