Young Folks Treasury, Volume 2 (of 12)

city; crushed hearts, heavy footsteps, no word amongst them, a shadow upon all. The shadow was in Asgard, too-had walked through Frigga's hall

em, and which they felt within. "Loki did it! Loki, Loki!" they went on saying; but it was of no use to repeat the name of Loki over and over again when there was another name t

din, at length; and four of the gods st

n Golden Mane, his swift, bright steed. ?gir the Old groaned from under the deep, and sent his daughters up to mourn around the dead. Frost-giants and mountain-giants came crowding round the rimy shores of J?tunheim to look across the sea upon the funeral of an Asa. Nanna came, Baldur's fair young wife; but when she saw the dead body of her husband, her own heart broke with grief, and the gods laid her beside him on the stately ship. After this Odin stepped forward and placed

rnt on. Its broad red flame burst forth heavenward, but when the smoke