Scandinavia
The Danish History of Saxo Grammaticus
The Prose Edda of Snorri Sturlson tr. Arthur Gilchrist Brodeur [1916]. Also known as the Younger Edda.
See also The Poetic Edda
Heimskringla or The Chronicle of the Kings of Norway, by Snorri Sturlson. tr. Samuel Laing [1844]
Germany
The Nibelungenlied is derived from the Ancient Norse Eddas. The Nibelungenlied is the source material for Wagner's Ring opera cycle.
The Nibelungenlied
Grimm's Household Tales
Summer Legends, by Rudolph Baumbach, Translated by Helen B. Dole [1888].(N.B This is a large doc. so be preparpared to wait until it downloads.)
Iceland
The Poetic Edda, tr. Henry Adams Bellows [1936]. The Poetic Edda is also known as the Elder Edda. This is a complete version of this key text. The translation is highly readable and has extensive, useful notes.
See also the Prose Edda
The Story of the Volsungs with extracts from the Poetic Edda. by William Morris and Eirikr Magnusson [1888].
The Story of Burnt Njal (N.B large text so as before long download times.) 695,987 bytes
TThe Life and Death of Cormac the Skalda 110,951 bytes
For more Icelandic texts and 'Heathen' lore, I recommend The Midhnottsol. [External site].
Frey is the diety of fertility, god of Asgard (land of the light elves). Ing is the god of the East Danes.
The rune 'Inguz' has links to it informing how it is dedicated to the god Ing. However other sorces indicate that it represents the diety Frey (also now as Ingvi Frey). This site show how they are one and the same god. Click Here
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