Excerpt from Teutonic Mythology, Vol. 2 of 3: Gods and Goddesses of the NorthlandThe young Svipdag, the hero in Grogalder and in Fjolsvinnsmal, is in the latter poem represented as stand ing before the gate Of a citadel which he never saw be fore, but within the walls Of which the maid whom fate has destined to be his wife resides. Outside of the gate is a person who is or pretends to be the gate-keeper, and calls himself F jolsvinn. He and Svipdag enter into con versation. The conversation turns chie?y upon the re markable objects which Svipdag has before his eyes.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.