Introduction Old Norse Mythology Between Environment and Literature Old Norse Mythology in a Comparative Perspective Indigenous Perspectives on Myth and Environment Interpretations of Old Norse Mythology in Context of Environment Mode of Interpretation An Indigenous Theory of Volcanism in Iceland A History of Icelandic Volcanism Volcanism in Icelandic Literature Geomythology Hallmundarkviða: An Indigenous Icelandic Theory of Volcanism Hallmundarkviða: Between Pre-Christian and Christian Tradition Volcanism in Old Norse Cosmogony The Sources to the Creation Myth The Volcanic Nature Image in Snorri's Creation Myth The Indigenous Theory of Volcanism in Snorri's Creation Myth Volcanoes in the Social Order of Old Norse Mythology The Mead Myth The Indigenous Theory of Volcanism in the Mead Myth Þórr and Hrungnir's Duel Volcanoes as a Cosmological Principle in Old Norse Mythology Risk Perception in Volcanic Zones Narration and Emotion Cosmology and Emotions Bibliography Primary sources Secondary literature.