. Norse stories retold from the Eddas / by Hamilton Wright Mabie ; with illistrations in color and decorations by George Wright . r Norse Stories old enemy, the Midgard-serpent,and in a furious combat slew him ;but as the monster died it drew itsfolds together with a mighty effortand poured upon Thor such a deadlyflood of venom that he fell back ninepaces, sank down and died. Freyencountered Surt, and because hehad not the sword he had given longbefore to Skirner, could not defendhimself, and he too was slain. Thedog Garm rushed upon Tyr, thesword-god, and both were killed,Tyr missing the arm
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. Norse stories retold from the Eddas / by Hamilton Wright Mabie ; with illistrations in color and decorations by George Wright . r Norse Stories old enemy, the Midgard-serpent, and in a furious combat slew him ;but as the monster died it drew itsfolds together with a mighty effortand poured upon Thor such a deadlyflood of venom that he fell back ninepaces, sank down and died. Freyencountered Surt, and because hehad not the sword he had given longbefore to Skirner, could not defendhimself, and he too was slain. Thedog Garm rushed upon Tyr, thesword-god, and both were killed, Tyr missing the arm which he lostwhen the Fenris-wolf was bound. And now the battle was at itsheight, and over the whole fieldgods, monsters, and giants werefighting with the energy of despair.Heimdal and Loke met, struggled, and fell together, and Vidar rushedupon the wolf which had devoured 242 8. The Twilight of the Gods Odin, and tore him limb from limb.Then Surt strode into the middle ofthe armies, and in an awful pauseflung a flaming firebrand among theworlds. There was a breathlesshush, a sudden rush of air, a deadlyheat, and the whole universe burstinto blaze. A roaring flame filledall space and devoured all worlds, Ygdrasil fell in ashes, the earth sankbeneath the sea. No sun, no moon, no stars, no earth, no Asgard, noHel, no Jotunheim; gods, giants, monsters, and men all dead ! Noth-ing remained but a vast abyss filledwith the moaning seas, and broodedover by a pale, colourless light, narok, the end of all things, theTwilight of the Gods, had come.