Norse Mythology: How Frey Won Gerda the Giant Maiden, and How He Lost His Magic Sword

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English - October 07, 2021 04:00 - 23 minutes - 16.1 MB - ★★★★★ - 42 ratings
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Integrity, Loyalty, Honesty, characteristics of the Norse Gods? Judge for yourself.

In this week's episode: How Frey Won Gerda , the Giant Maiden, and How He Lost His Magic Sword, Frey longs for his sister Freya, sits in a throne that is not his own and makes a fateful bargain.

We also learn about Skadi the daughter of Thiazi the giant and how she comes to mary a Vanir.

This week's story comes from Padraic Colum's classic:
The Children of Odin: The Book of Northern Myths
Published 1920

Narration and original sound design by Aaron James.
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