         ,,*APT] ,,XXXVIII
        ,,NOR!RN ,,MY?OLOGY1
    ,,VALHALLA1 ,,! ,,VALKYRIOR
    ,,NOR!RN ,,MY?OLOGY
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F> RELATE 6! MY?OLOGY ( S\!RN
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ANCI5T SUP]/I;NS : "\ N 6BE 5TIRELY
OV]LOOK$1 ESPECI,Y Z X 2L;GS 6! N,NS
F : WE1 "? \R ,5GLI% ANCE/ORS1
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N,NS1 CALL$ ,SC&9AVIANS1 :O 9HABIT$
! C.TRIES N[ "KN Z ,SW$51 ,D5M>K1
,NORWAY1 & ,ICEL&4 ,^! MY?OLOGICAL
RECORDS >E 3TA9$ 9 TWO COLLEC;NS
CALL$ ! ,$DAS1 ( : ! OLDE/ IS 9
POETRY & DATES BACK 6! YE> #AJEF1 !
M MOD]N OR PROSE ,$DA 2+ (! DATE (
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&A _W ( MI/ 9 : FL[$ A F.TA94
,TWELVE RIV]S ISSU$ F ? F.TA91 & :5
!Y _H FL[$ F> F _! S\RCE1 !Y FROZE
96ICE1 & "O LAY] A3UMULAT+ OV]
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LI<T4 ,F ? FL[$ A W>M W9D ^U ! ICE &
MELT$ X4 ,! VAP\RS ROSE 9 ! AIR &
=M$ CL\DS1 F : SPRANG ,YMIR1 ! ,FRO/
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HO> FRO/ & SALT F ! ICE4 ,:ILE %E 0
"O "D LICK+ ! SALT /"OS "! APPE>$ AT
F/ ! HAIR (A MAN1 ON ! SECOND "D !
:OLE H1D1 & ON ! ?IRD ! 5TIRE =M
5D[$ ) B1UTY1 AGIL;Y1 & P[]4 ,? NEW
2+ 0 A GOD1 F :OM & 8 WIFE1 A DAU<T]
(! GIANT RACE1 SPRANG ! ?REE BRO!RS
,OD91 ,VILI1 & ,VE4 ,!Y SLEW ! GIANT
,YMIR1 & \ ( 8 BODY =M$ ! E>?1 ( 8
BLOOD ! S1S1 ( 8 B"OS ! M.TA9S1 ( 8
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8 BRA9 CL\DS1 *>G$ ) HAIL & SN[4 ,(
,YMIR'S EYEBR[S ! GODS =M$ ,MIDG>D
7MID E>?71 DE/9$ 62COME ! ABODE (
MAN4
  ,OD9 !N REGULAT$ ! P]IODS ( "D &
NI<T &! S1SONS 0PLAC+ 9 ! H1V5S !
SUN & MOON1 & APPO9T+ 6!M _!
RESPECTIVE C\RSES4 ,Z SOON Z ! SUN
2GAN 6%$ XS RAYS ^U ! E>?1 X CAUS$ !
VEGETA# _W 6BUD & SPR\T4 ,%ORTLY AF
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F.D T X 0 / 9COMPLETE1 = X 0 )\T
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& MADE A MAN \ ( X1 & !Y MADE A
WOMAN \ ( AN ALD]1 & CALL$ ! MAN
,ASKE &! WOMAN ,EMBLA4 ,OD9 !N GAVE
!M LIFE & S\L1 ,VILI R1SON & MO;N1 &
,VE 2/[$ ^U !M ! S5SES1 EXPRESSIVE
F1TURES1 & SPEE*4 ,MIDG>D 0 !N GIV5
!M Z _! RESID;E1 & !Y 2CAME !
PROG5ITORS (! HUMAN RACE4
  ,! MI<TY A% TREE ,YGDRASILL 0
SUPPOS$ 6SUPPORT ! :OLE UNIV]SE4 ,X
SPRANG F ! BODY ( ,YMIR1 & _H ?REE

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DWELL+ (! GODS71 ! O!R 96,JOTUNHEIM
7! ABODE (! GIANTS71 &! ?IRD
6,NI6LEHEIM 7! REGIONS ( D>K;S &
COLD74 ,0! SIDE ( EA* ( ^! ROOTS IS
A SPR+1 F : X IS WAT]$4 ,! ROOT T
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?REE ,NORNS1 GO4ESSES1 :O >E REG>D$
Z ! 4P5S]S ( FATE4 ,!Y >E ,URDUR 7!
PA/71 ,V]D&I 7! PRES5T71 ,SKULD 7!
FUTURE74 ,! SPR+ AT ! ,JOTUNHEIM
SIDE IS ,YMIR'S WELL1 9 : WISDOM &
WIT LIE HI451 B T ( ,NI6LEHEIM FE$S
! A4] ,NIDHO7E 7D>K;S71 : P]PETU,Y
GNAWS AT ! ROOT4 ,F\R H>TS RUN ACR !
BRAN*ES (! TREE & BITE ! BUDS2 !Y
REPRES5T ! F\R W9DS4 ,"U ! TREE LIES
,YMIR1 & :5 HE TRIES 6%AKE (F XS
WEI<T ! E>? QUAKES4
  ,ASG>D IS ! "N (! ABODE (! GODS1
A3ESS 6: IS ONLY GA9$ 0CROSS+ !
BRIDGE ,BIFRO/ 7! RA9B[74 ,ASG>D
3SI/S ( GOLD5 & SILV] PALACES1 !
DWELL+S (! GODS1 B ! MO/ B1UTI;L (
^! IS ,VALHALLA1 ! RESID;E ( ,OD94

,:5 S1T$ ON 8 ?R"O HE OV]LOOKS ALL
H1V5 & E>?4 ,^U 8 %\LD]S >E ! RAV5S
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:OLE _W1 & ON _! RETURN REPORT 6HM
ALL !Y H SE5 & HE>D4 ,AT 8 FEET LIE
8 TWO WOLVES1 ,G]I & ,FREKI1 6:OM
,OD9 GIVES ALL ! M1T T IS SET 2F HM1
= HE HMF /&S 9 NO NE$ ( FOOD4 ,M1D
IS = HM BO? FOOD & DR9K4 ,HE 9V5T$ !
,RUNIC "*S1 & X IS ! BUSI;S (!
,NORNS 65GRAVE ! RUNES ( FATE ^U A
METAL %IELD4 ,F ,OD9'S "N1 SPELT
,WOD51 Z X "S"TS IS1 CAME ,W$NES"D1
! "N (! F\R? "D (! WEEK4
  ,OD9 IS FREQU5TLY CALL$ ,ALFDAUR
7,ALL-"F71 B ? "N IS "S"TS US$ 9 A
WAY T %[S T ! ,SC&9AVIANS _H AN IDEA
(A DE;Y SUP]IOR 6,OD91 UNCR1T$ &
ET]NAL4
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  ,VALHALLA IS ! GRT HALL ( ,OD91
":9 HE F1/S ) 8 *OS5 H]OES1 ALL ^?
:O H FALL5 BRAVELY 9 BATTLE1 = ALL
:O DIE A P1CE;L D1? >E EXCLUD$4 ,!

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6!M1 & IS ABUNDANT = ALL4 ,= AL? ?
BO> IS COOK$ E MORN+1 2 2COMES :OLE
AG E NI<T4 ,= DR9K ! H]OES >E
SUPPLI$ ABUNDANTLY ) M1D F ! %E-GOAT
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AMUSE !MVS ) FI<T+4 ,E "D !Y RIDE \
96! C\RT OR FIELD & FI<T UNTIL !Y
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PAS"T2 B :5 M1L "T -ES !Y RECOV] F
_! W.DS & RETURN 6F1/ 9 ,VALHALLA4
    ,,! ,,VALKYRIOR
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A GRT _M H]OES 9 ,VALHALLA1 6BE A#
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8,AURORA ,BOR1LIS10 OR 8,NOR!RN
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RETURNS 6HIS H& ( XS [N A3ORD4 ,!
SECOND R>E ?+ HE POSSESSES IS CALL$
! BELT ( /R5G?4 ,:5 HE GIRDS X AB HM
8 DIV9E MI<T IS D\#D4 ,! ?IRD1 AL V
PRECI\S1 IS 8 IRON GLOVES1 : HE PUTS
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& ALL ! FRUITS (! E>?4 ,8 SI/]
,FREYA IS ! MO/ PROPITI\S (!

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FL[]S1 & IS "PICUL>LY FOND (! ,ELVES
7FAIRIES74 ,%E IS V FOND ( LOVE
DITTIES1 & ALL LOV]S WD D WELL
69VOKE H]4
  ,BRAGI IS ! GOD ( POETRY1 & 8 S;G
RECORDS ! DE$S ( W>RIORS4 ,8 WIFE1
,IDUNA1 KEEPS 9 A BOX ! APPLES : !
GODS1 :5 !Y FEEL OLD AGE APPROA*+1 H
ONLY 6TA/E ( 62COME "Y AG4
  ,HEIMDALL IS ! WAT*MAN (! GODS1 &
IS "!=E PLAC$ ON ! BORD]S ( H1V5
6PREV5T ! GIANTS F =C+ _! WAY OV] !
BRIDGE ,BIFRO/ 7! RA9B[74 ,HE
REQUIRES LESS SLEEP ?AN A BIRD1 &
SEES 0NI<T Z WELL Z 0"D A HUNDR$
MILES >.D HM4 ,S ACUTE IS 8 E> T NO
S.D ESCAPES HM1 = HE C EV5 HE> !
GRASS GR[ &! WOOL ON A %EEP'S BACK4
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  ,"! IS ANO!R DE;Y :O IS DESCRIB$ Z
! CALUMNIATOR (! GODS &! 3TRIV] (
ALL FRAUD & MIS*IEF4 ,8 "N IS ,LOKI4
,HE IS H&"S & WELL MADE1 B (A V

FICKLE MOOD & MO/ EVIL 4POSI;N4 ,HE
IS (! GIANT RACE1 B =C$ HMF 96!
-PANY (! GODS1 & SEEMS 6TAKE PL1SURE
9 BR++ !M 96DI6ICULTIES1 & 9
EXTRICAT+ !M \ (! DANG] 0HIS CUNN+1
WIT & SKILL4 ,LOKI HAS ?REE *N4 ,!
F/ IS ! WOLF ,F5RIS1 ! SECOND !
,MIDG>D S]P5T1 ! ?IRD ,HELA 7,D1?74
,! GODS 7 N IGNORANT T ^! MON/]S 7
GR[+ UP1 & T !Y WD "O "D BR+ M* EVIL
^U GODS & M54 ,S ,OD9 DEEM$ X
ADVISA# 6S5D "O 6BR+ !M 6HM4 ,:5 !Y
CAME HE ?REW ! S]P5T 96T DEEP OC1N
0: ! E>? IS SURR.D$4 ,B ! MON/] _H
GR[N 6S* AN ENORM\S SIZE T HOLD+ 8
TAIL 9 8 M\? HE 5CIRCLES ! :OLE E>?4
,HELA HE CA/ 96,NI6LEHEIM1 & GAVE H]
P[] OV] N9E _WS OR REGIONS1 96: %E
4TRIBUTES ^? :O >E S5T 6H]2 T IS1
ALL :O DIE ( SICK;S OR OLD AGE4 ,H]
HALL IS CALL$ ,ELVIDN]4 ,HUNG] IS H]
TA#1 ,/>V,N H] KNIFE1 ,DELAY H] MAN1
,SL[;S H] MAID1 ,PRECIPICE H]
?RE%OLD1 ,C>E H] B$1 & ,BURN+
,ANGUI% =MS ! HANG+S (! A"P;TS4 ,%E

MAY EASILY 2 RECOGNIZ$1 = H] BODY IS
HALF FLE% COL\R & HALF BLUE1 & %E
HAS A DR1D;LLY /]N & =BI4+ C.T5.E4
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D1L ( TR\# 2F !Y SU3E$$ 9 *A9+ HM4
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MADE ( COBWEBS4 ,F9,Y ! GODS S5T A
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SIX ?+S1 VIZ41 ! NOISE MADE 0!
FOOTFALL (A CAT1 ! BE>DS ( WOM51 !
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? APP>5TLY SLI<T RI2ON1 HE SUSPECT$
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3DI;N T "O (! GODS PUT 8 H& 9 8
7,F5RIS'S7 M\? Z A PL$GE T ! B& 0
6BE REMOV$ AG4 ,TYR 7! GOD (
BATTLES7 AL"O _H C\RAGE 5 6D ?4 ,B
:5 ! WOLF F.D T HE CD N BR1K 8
FETT]S1 & T ! GODS WD N REL1SE HM1

HE BIT (F ,TYR'S H&1 & HE HAS "E
S9CE REMA9$ "O-H&$4
    ,,H[ ,,?OR ,,PD ,,! ,,M.TA9
    ,,GIANT ,,8 ,,WAGES
  ,ONCE ON A "T1 :5 ! GODS 7 3/RUCT+
_! ABODES & _H ALR F9I%$ ,MIDG>D &
,VALHALLA1 A C]TA9 >TIFIC] CAME &
(F]$ 6BUILD !M A RESID;E S WELL
=TIFI$ T !Y %D 2 P]FECTLY SAFE F !
9CUR.NS (! ,FRO/ GIANTS &! GIANTS (!
M.TA9S4 ,B HE DEM&$ = 8 REW>D !
GO4ESS ,FREYA1 TGR )! SUN & MOON4 ,!
GODS YIELD$ 6HIS T]MS1 PROVID$ HE WD
F9I% ! :OLE "W HMF )\T ANY "O'S
ASSI/.E1 & ALL )9 ! SPACE ( "O W9T]4
,B IF ANY?+ REMA9$ UNF9I%$ ON ! F/
"D ( SUMM] HE %D =FEIT ! RECOMP5SE
AGRE$ ON4 ,ON 2+ TOLD ^! T]MS !
>TIFIC] /IPULAT$ T HE %D 2 ALL[$ !
USE ( 8 HORSE ,SVADILF>I1 & ? 0!
ADVICE ( ,LOKI 0 GRANT$ 6HM4 ,HE
ACLY SET 6"W ON ! F/ "D ( W9T]1 &
DUR+ ! NI<T LET 8 HORSE DRAW /"O =!
BUILD+4 ,! ENORM\S SIZE (! /"OS

/RUCK ! GODS ) A/ONI%;T1 & !Y SAW
CLE>LY T ! HORSE DID "O-HALF M (!
TOIL"S "W ?AN 8 MA/]4 ,_! B>GA91
H["E1 _H BE5 3CLUD$1 & 3FIRM$
0SOLEMN OA?S1 = )\T ^! PRECAU;NS A
GIANT WD N H ?"\ HMF SAFE AM;G !
GODS1 ESPECI,Y :5 ,?OR %D RETURN F
AN EXP$I;N HE _H !N "UTAK5 AG/ !
EVIL DEMONS4
  ,Z ! W9T] DREW 6A CLOSE1 ! BUILD+
0 F> ADV.ED1 &! BULW>KS 7 SU6ICI5TLY
HI< & MASSIVE 6R5D] ! PLACE
IMPREGNA#4 ,9 %ORT1 :5 X WANT$ B
?REE "DS 6SUMM]1 ! ONLY "P T REMA9$
6BE F9I%$ 0 ! GATEWAY4 ,!N SAT !
GODS ON _! S1TS ( JU/ICE & 5T]$
963SULT,N1 9QUIR+ ( "O ANO!R :O AM;G
!M CD H ADVIS$ 6GIVE ,FREYA AWAY1 OR
6PLUNGE ! H1V5S 9 D>K;S 0P]MITT+ !
GIANT 6C>RY AWAY ! SUN &! MOON4
  ,!Y ALL AGRE$ T NO "O B ,LOKI1 !
AU?OR ( S _M EVIL DE$S1 CD H GIV5 S*
BAD C\NSEL1 & T HE %D 2 PUT 6A CRUEL
D1? IF HE DID N 3TRIVE "S WAY
6PREV5T ! >TIFIC] F -PLET+ 8 TASK &

OBTA9+ ! /IPULAT$ RECOMP5SE4 ,!Y
PROCE$$ 6LAY H&S ON ,LOKI1 :O 9 8
F"R PROMIS$ ^U OA? T1 LET X CO/ HM
:AT X WD1 HE WD S MANAGE MATT]S T !
MAN %D LOSE 8 REW>D4 ,T V NI<T :5 !
MAN W5T ) ,SVADILF>I = BUILD+ /"O1 A
M>E SU45LY RAN \ (A =E/ & 2GAN
6NEI<4 ,! HORSE "!AT BROKE LOOSE &
RAN AF ! M>E 96! =E/1 : OBLIG$ ! MAN
AL 6RUN AF 8 HORSE1 & ?US 2T "O &
ANO!R ! :OLE NI<T 0 LO/1 S T AT DAWN
! "W _H N MADE ! USUAL PROGRESS4 ,!
MAN1 SEE+ T HE M/ FAIL ( -PLET+ 8
TASK1 RESUM$ 8 [N GIGANTIC /ATURE1 &
! GODS N[ CLE>LY P]CVD T X 0 9 R1L;Y
A M.TA9 GIANT :O _H -E AM;G/ !M4
,FEEL+ NO L;G] B.D 0_! OA?S1 !Y
CALL$ ON ,?OR1 :O IMMLY RAN 6_!
ASSI/.E1 & LIFT+ UP 8 MALLET1 PD !
"WMAN 8 WAGES1 N )! SUN & MOON1 & N
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F/ BL[ HE %ATT]$ ! GIANT'S SKULL
6PIECES & HURL$ HM H1DL;G
96,NI6LEHEIM4

    ,,! ,,RECOV]Y ,,( ,,! ,,HAMM]
  ,ONCE ^U A "T X HAPP5$ T ,?OR'S
HAMM] FELL 96! POSSES.N (! GIANT
,?RYM1 :O BURI$ X EI<T FA?OMS DEEP
"U ! ROCKS ( ,JOTUNHEIM4 ,?OR S5T
,LOKI 6NEGOTIATE ) ,?RYM1 B HE CD
ONLY PREVAIL S F> Z 6GET ! GIANT'S
PROMISE 6RE/ORE ! W1PON IF ,FREYA WD
3S5T 6BE 8 BRIDE4 ,LOKI RETURN$ &
REPORT$ ! RESULT ( 8 MIS.N1 B !
GO4ESS ( LOVE 0 Q HORRIFI$ AT ! IDEA
( 2/[+ H] *>MS ON ! K+ (! ,FRO/
GIANTS4 ,9 ? EM]G5CY ,LOKI P]SUAD$
,?OR 6DRESS HMF 9 ,FREYA'S CLO!S &
A3OMPANY HM 6,JOTUNHEIM4 ,?RYM RCVD
8 VEIL$ BRIDE ) DUE C\RTESY1 B 0
GRTLY SURPRIS$ AT SEE+ H] EAT = H]
SUPP] EI<T SALMONS &A FULL GR[N OX1
2SS O!R DELICACIES1 WA%+ ! :OLE D[N
) ?REE TUNS ( M1D4 ,LOKI1 H["E1
ASSUR$ HM T %E _H N TA/$ ANY?+ =
EI<T L;G NI<TS1 S GRT 0 H] DESIRE
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CURIOS;Y 6PEEP "U 8 BRIDE'S VEIL1 B

/>T$ BACK 9 A6"R & DEM&$ :Y ,FREYA'S
EYEBALLS GLI/5$ ) FIRE4 ,LOKI REP1T$
! SAME EXCUSE &! GIANT 0 SATISFI$4
,HE ORD]$ ! HAMM] 6BE BR"\ 9 & LAID
ON ! MAID5'S LAP4 ,"!^U ,?OR ?REW (F
8 4GUISE1 GRASP$ 8 RED\BT$ W1PON1 &
SLAU<T]$ ,?RYM & ALL 8 FOLL[]S4
  ,FREY AL POSSESS$ A WOND];L W1PON1
A SWORD : WD ( XF SPR1D A FIELD )
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:;E "O C SEE OV] ! :OLE UNIV]SE1 &
LOOK+ R.D SAW F> (F 9 ! GIANT'S
K+DOM A B1UTI;L MAID1 AT ! SI<T (
:OM HE 0 /RUCK ) SU45 SAD;S1 9SOM* T
F T MO;T HE CD NEI SLEEP1 NOR DR9K1
NOR SP1K4 ,AT LA/ ,SKIRNIR1 8
MESS5G]1 DREW 8 SECRET F HM1 &
"UTOOK 6GET HM ! MAID5 = 8 BRIDE1 IF
HE WD GIVE HM 8 SWORD Z A REW>D4
,FREY 3S5T$ & GAVE HM ! SWORD1 &
,SKIRNIR SET (F ON 8 J\RNEY & OBTA9$
! MAID5'S PROMISE T )9 N9E NI<TS %E

WD -E 6A C]TA9 PLACE & "! W$ ,FREY4
,SKIRNIR HAV+ REPORT$ ! SU3ESS ( 8
]R&1 ,FREY EXCLAIM$3
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,L;G >E TWO NI<TS1
,B H[ % ,I HOLD \ ?REE8
,%ORT] HA? SEEM$
,A MON? 6ME (T
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LO/ 8 SWORD4
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"O IMMLY PREC$+ X1 8,?RYM'S ,QUIDA10
W 2 F.D POETIC,Y TOLD 9 ,L;GFELL['S
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