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Even now I can see the expression of pleasurable surprise on his countenance as he turned toward me and asked: "My son, are you willing to go with me and explore  to go far beyond where man has ever ventured?" I answered affirmatively. "Very well," he replied. EVEN NOW I CAN SEE THE EXPRESSION OF PLEASURABLE SURPRISE ON HIS COUNTENANCE AS HE TURNED TOWARD ME AND ASKED MY SON ARE YOU WILLING TO GO WITH ME AND EXPLORE TO GO FAR BEYOND WHERE MAN HAS EVER VENTURED I ANSWERED AFFIRMATIVELY VERY WELL HE REPLIED
father was an ardent believer in Odin and Thor, and had frequently told me they were gods who came from far beyond the "North Wind." There was a tradition, my father explained, that still farther northward was a land more beautiful than any that mortal man had ever known, and that it was inhabited by the "Chosen."(5) (5 We find the following in "Deutsche Mythologie," page 778, from the pen of Jakob Grimm; "Then, the sons of Bor built in the middle of the universe the city called Asgard, where dwell the gods and their kindred, and from that abode work out so many wondrous things both on the earth and in the heavens above it. There is in that city a place called Illidskjalf, and when Odin is seated there upon his lofty throne he sees over the whole world and discerns all the actions of men.") My youthful imagination was fired by the ardor, zeal and religious fervor of my good father, and I exclaimed: "Why not sail to this goodly land? The sky is fair, the wind favorable and the sea open. S AN ARDENT BELIEVER IN ODIN AND THOR AND HAD FREQUENTLY TOLD ME THEY WERE GODS WHO CAME FROM FAR BEYOND THE NORTH WIND THERE WAS A TRADITION MY FATHER EXPLAINED THAT STILL FARTHER NORTHWARD WAS A LAND MORE BEAUTIFUL THAN ANY THAT MORTAL MAN HAD EVER KNOWN AND THAT IT WAS INHABITED BY THE CHOSEN NOTE FIVE WE FIND THE FOLLOWING IN DEITSA MYTHOLOGY PAGE SEVEN SEVENTY EIGHT FROM THE PEN OF JACOB GRIMM QUOTE THEN THE SONS OF BORE BUILT IN THE MIDDLE OF THE UNIVERSE THE CITY CALLED ASGARD WHERE DWELL THE GODS AND THEIR KINDRED AND FROM THAT ABODE WORK OUT SO MANY WONDROUS THINGS BOTH ON THE EARTH AND IN THE HEAVENS ABOVE IT THERE IS IN THAT CITY A PLACE CALLED KLENSKYLPH AND WHEN ODIN IS SEATED THERE UPON HIS LOFTY THRONE HE SEES OVER THE WHOLE WORLD AND DISCERNS ALL THE ACTIONS OF MEN UNQUOTE MY YOUTHFUL IMAGINATION WAS FIRED BY THE ARDOUR ZEAL AND RELIGIOUS FERVOUR OF MY GOOD FATHER AND I EXCLAIMED WHY NOT SAIL TO THIS GOODLY LAND THE SKY IS FAIR THE WIND IS FAVOURABLE AND THE SEA IS OPEN
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