Idunna #89

IDUNNA #89 (Autumn 2011) focuses on the Old Norse goddess Sif, wife of the god Thor. Diana Paxson contributes a modern poetic retelling of the myth of Sif and the theft of her hair by Loki; Laurel Mendes writes about Sif, grain, and baking; Ben Waggoner translates some Icelandic folklore of the rowan tree; and several contributors present songs in Sif's honor. Dan Campbell contributes his essay on Loki, "The Bound God"; John T. Mainer writes on "Hierarchy", and Karen Carlson reviews a new translation of the Nibelungenlied. And we have all the usual columns, news from near and far, the children's corner, book and music reviews, and much more!