. Norse stories retold from the Eddas / by Hamilton Wright Mabie ; with illistrations in color and decorations by George Wright . The Death of Balder \\. the circle of giants grew darker andmore portentous. Thor struck thefast burning pyre with his consecrat-ing hammer, and Odin cast into it thewonderful ring Draupner. Higherand higher leaped the flames, moreand more desolate grew the scene;at last they began to sink, the funeralpyre was consumed. Balder hadvanished forever, the summer wasended, and winter waited at the Hermod was ridinghard and fast on his gloomy d
. Norse stories retold from the Eddas / by Hamilton Wright Mabie ; with illistrations in color and decorations by George Wright . The Death of Balder \\. the circle of giants grew darker andmore portentous. Thor struck thefast burning pyre with his consecrat-ing hammer, and Odin cast into it thewonderful ring Draupner. Higherand higher leaped the flames, moreand more desolate grew the scene;at last they began to sink, the funeralpyre was consumed. Balder hadvanished forever, the summer wasended, and winter waited at the Hermod was ridinghard and fast on his gloomy days and nights he rode throughvalleys so deep and dark that hecould not see his horse. Stillness andblackness and solitude were his onlycompanions until he came to thegolden bridge which crosses the riverGjol. The good horse Sleipner, whohad carried Odin on so many strangejourneys, had never travelled such a Norse Stones .0; P road before, and his hoofs rang drear-ily as he stopped short at the bridge,for in front of him stood its porter,the gigantic Modgud. Who are you ? she asked, fix-ing her piercing eyes on Hermod. What is your name and parent
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