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the former- a brief summary,* the latter a compre-
hensire Thesaurus.f Nyerup's "Sketch of the
History of Mythological Studies,":]: an Introductory
to his Lexicon, is an excellent guide" to that his-
tory.§
The subjects of old Myths and Sagas have
been a prolific theme for the pen of the modem
poets of the North, but to take note of the numerous
versions of them that have appeared, would carry
us beyond the limits of a simple sketch of the Res-
toration of the Old-Icelandic literature. We shall
merely refer, in passing, to the names of the two
highest representatives of this department of modern
literature, that of Oehlenschlager, in Denmark,
and of Tegner, in Sweden, whose works are an illus-
tration of the rich fruits that have been gathered
by the modern muse from the fields of Mythic History.
Through the prolific pen of the one, the " Gods
of the North" have been re-animated, and they
come forth to breathe a new and higher life than
* "-"Worterbuch der Scandinavisohen Mythologie.'' Eopeah.
1816.
f "Priscffi
1828.
Tetenim Borealium Mythologioe Lexicon." Hafniw.
X " Uebersieht der Gesohichte des Studiums der Scandinavisohen
Mythologie."
§ Innumerable Compendiums appeared in Germany also, such
as: Seheller's " Mythologie der Nordischen xi. a. Deutschen Vol.
ker" Regensb. 1816; Bergner's "Nord. Mythol. naeh d. Quellen,'.
Leipz. 1826; Vulpius' "Handworterbuohder Mythol. der Deutsoh.
enu. TerwandtenNord.V61ker,"Lpzg. 1826; TkSny's "Deutsche
Mythol. Lexicon." Znaim. 1827; Hachmeister'a "Nord. Mythol."
HannoTer, 1832, and others.