Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents vii
3. Preface to the Revised Edition ix
4. Preface to the 1969 Edition xi
5. Introduction xv
6. Völuspá 1
7. Sayings of the High One 11
8. The Lay of Vafthrudnir 36
9. The Lay of Grimnir 46
10. Skirnir's Journey 50
11. The Lay of Harbard 58
12. The Lay of Hymir 66
13. The Insolence of Loki 72
14. The Lay of Thrym 85
15. The Lay of Alvis 90
16. The Lay of Volund 97
17. The Lay of Helgi Hjorvard's Son 104
18. The First Lay of Helgi Hunding's Bane 115
19. The Second Lay of Helgi Hunding's Bane 124
20. The Prophecy of Gripir 135
21. The Lay of Regin 145
22. The Lay of Fafnir 152
23. The Lay of Sigrdrifa 161
24. Fragment of a Sigurd Lay 169
25. The Grief of Gudrun 173
26. The Short Lay of Sigurd 178
27. Brynhild's Journey to Hel 189
28. The Second Lay of Gudrun 192
29. The Third Lay of Gudrun 199
30. Oddrun's Lament O 201
31. The Lay of Atli 207
32. The Greenland Lay of Atli 215
33. Gudrun's Chain of Woes 231
34. The Lay of Hamdir 235
35. Balder's Dreams 241
36. The Mill Song 244
37. The Waking of Angantyr 248
38. Glossary and Index of Proper Names 255
39. Bibliography of Works Cited 269 269