The Star of Valhalla

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Excerpt from The Star of Valhalla: A Romance of Early Christianity in Norway Unusual conditions will be found in this romance which is woven out of the weird sagas of the Northland, and the ever-interesting story of the growth of Christianity. A firmly-rooted heathenism which grew from and was fostered by natural conditions, battles with the somewhat distorted Christianity of the tenth century. It is only after bitter struggles that the "still, small voice" of truth conquers a heathenism strong enough to endure for almost a thousand years after the birth of Christ, and it conquers through the medium of a spiritual and beautiful love between man and maid. Among the deep fjords, the rose-light of the low-swinging sun, and the shifting splendour of the northern skies, the struggles of the soul and heart become intense. Who could live among such scenes and not believe in Odin and Thor and Frey? Though dealing with and correctly portraying important historical characters and events, "The Star of Valhalla" is distinctly a romance. In a few minor instances the narrative deviates from the actual occurrences, but this deviation was intentional and for the purpose of accenting the momentous change which took place in Norway at the close of the tenth century. A Glossary of old Norse terms will be found at the end of the book. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This 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.