Myths of the Norsemen (Barnes & Noble Library of Essential Reading): From the Eddas and Sagas
Scandinavians of the Viking Age answered the mysteries of life in their myths and legends. Folklorist Helene Adeline Guerber brings to life the gods and goddesses, giants and dwarves, and warriors and monsters of these tales in Myths of the Norsemen. Ranging from the comic to the tragic, the...
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Scandinavians of the Viking Age answered the mysteries of life in their myths and legends. Folklorist Helene Adeline Guerber brings to life the gods and goddesses, giants and dwarves, and warriors and monsters of these tales in Myths of the Norsemen. Ranging from the comic to the tragic, the myths tell of passion, love, friendship, pride, courage, and betrayal.
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Format: ebook
ISBN:
9781411428294 (1411428293)
Publish date: September 1st 2009
Publisher: Barnes & Noble
Pages no: 464
Edition language: English
I found this book on Project Gutenberg and decided to read it before reading some Icelandic sagas so that I wouldn't be completely lost. For someone who had little knowledge of Norse mythology this was a good book to get an overview of Norse gods and mythology. I have seen some reviews that have sta...
The upside to this collection can be seen in the in depth discussion on each subject, but the downside is the tiptoeing around the grittier parts of the Norse myths. However, I would highly recommend this book for follow up reading.
14 years ago
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