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344 INDEX.
Suhra, » Danish Antiquary, 23,
24, note 21.
Sun, moon and stars formed from
the sparks of Muspell, 90, 91,
114;—the sun and moon pur-
sued by the Jotuns, 91, 114;
—
who swallow them, 101 ;—new
ones appear, 103.
Supreme being, higher than all
the jEsir, alluded to, 104, 153,
155.
Surtur, the Fire-god, 89, 101-2,
110, 152.
Svartilfar, the swarthy elves,
115.
Ssehrimnir, the boar, of whose
flesh the Einherjar partake,
93.
SsemundrhinnFroBi, editor of the
Older Edda, 86.
Tacitus, quoted, 282.
Tegnfer, 36.
Temples, of Thor in Norway and
. Iceland, 170, 207-8;— of Frey
in Throndheim and Iceland,
173-4;—one to Odin, Thor
and Frey in Upsala, 175, 198;
—to Baldur in Norway, 176,
199 ;—to Forseti in Helgoland,
177 ;—to Thorgerd Horgabriid,186,
199;—othertemples,
199, 200;—construction and
arrangement of temples, 206-
211;—dedication of, 211;
sanctity of, 212, 214;—support
of, 214-215.
Theories concerning the Asa Mythology,
105-9.
ThiSrandi Hallsson, slain by the
Disir of his family, 181-2.
Thingsdkn, a jijdicial district in
Iceland, 160.
ThjAlfi, an attendant of Thor, 94,
131*
Thor, the strongest of the gods,
94 ;—the god of thunder, 129,
130;—his attributes, 94, 129-
131 ;—fights against Trolls and
Jotuns, 94, 180;—the god of
,
bondsmen after death, 94, 150
—held the highest place in the
worship of Norway and Iceland,
170;—directed his worshipers
to a place of abode,
170-1 ;—invoked by those who
trusted in their own strength,
171;—by wrestlers, 171-2;—
sometimes appeared as a redbearded
man, 172;'—statues,
198, 199, 201, 204, 207, 208:
—Eddaic poems relating his
deeds, 46, 47.
Thdrfinnr Karlsfnefni, visits
GreeDland,79 ;—visits America
and remains three years, 80.
ThorgerSr HorgabruSr, an inferior
deity, 185-7 ;—worshiped
by HAkon Jarl, 186, 199, 226-
7 ;—aided him against the
Jomsvikings, 186,—statue of,
199, 201.
Thorhaddr hinn Gamli, a chiefpriest
in Throndheim, 161.
Thorhallr,a soothsayer (spSmaSr),
181-2.
Thorkelin, 24, 28.
Thorlacius, 24, 28 ;—the young-
er, 32.
Thorolfr, a sorcerer in Iceland,
187.
Thorolfr Mostrarskegg, directed
by. Thor to Iceland, 170, 204;
—sacredness of his temple and
lands, 212-13 ;—devoted to
Thor from his birth, 225-6.
Thorsnes, a promontory in Iceland,
170.
Th6rsteinn TJxafot, 189.
Thorvaldr Eiriksson, visits America,
79.
Thorvaldr ViSforli [the far-traveled],
introduced Christianity
into Iceland (A. D. 981), 234.
Thorvaldsen, the sculptor, a son
of Icelandic parents, the lineal
descendant of a native American,
note 80.
Thorvargr Eysteinsson, cured by
the Elves, 194.
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