Norse myth /
Series: Legendary pastPublication details: London : Published for the Trustees of the British Museum by British Museum Press, 1994, ©1990.Description: 80 pages : illustrations, 1 map ; 24 cmISBN:- 0714120626
- 9780714120621
Item type | Current library | Collection | Call number | Copy number | Status | Notes | Date due | Barcode | |
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Book | Whitecliffe Library General Shelves | General | BL 860 PAG (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | 1 | Available | Donated by Erich Ranfft, 2018. | 0016263 |
Includes bibliographical references (page 79) and index.
Map -- Introduction -- Where to find Norse myths -- Aesir, Vanir and a few kings -- Odin and Thor -- Baldr and Loki -- Beginnings, middles and ends -- Gods and heroes.
Entertaining and sometimes horrifying legends of gods and goddesses, heroes and heroines, monsters and giants survive from pagan Scandinavia, even though the Norsemen were unable to write them down. Odin, Thor, Freyia, and Loki, Sigurd the Volsung, Gudrun and Brynhild are the most famous of these mythical characters, whose stories were eventually recorded. With authority and wit, Professor Page retells the Norse legends and shows how complex and sometimes contradictory their traditions are. -- cover.