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NORSE MYTHOLOGY: THE MYTHS AND LEGENDS OF THE NORDIC GODS. Hardcover. An authoritative look at the mythical figures of the Nordic World. Beautifully illustrated with over 200 images covering fifteen centuries of fine art - from the ancient world to the present day. $10.36 |
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THE NORSE MYTHS; Drawing on a wide variety of sources, the author has re-created 32 classic Norse Myths that compete in power with Greek mythology. $12.80 |
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MYTHS AND SYMBOLS OF PAGAN EUROPE. This is an objective analysis of pagan beliefs and practices, mostly in Viking and Celtic times. Davidson gives well -documented explanations of such things as holy places, feasting and sacrifice, rites of battle, land-spirits and ancestors, foreknowledge and destiny. This book is a valuable resource about Viking times.
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ROLES OF THE NORTHERN GODDESS presents a highly readable study of the worship of the pre-Christian, Northern goddesses. With its use of evidence from early literature, popular tradition, legend and archaeology, this book investigates the role of the early hunting goddess and the local goddesses who were involved in all aspects of the household and the farm. What emerges is that the goddess was both benevolent and destructive, a powerful figure closely concerned with birth and death and with the destiny of others. $27.99 |
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NORDIC RELIGIONS IN THE VIKING AGE - This book covers the interaction between the varioius Nordic cultures, the Finns, the Sami and continental Europeans during the period from about 800 to 1300 CE. It covers the ancient pagan religions and their relationships and the relationships between the Christian converts of the north and other Europeans. $15.96 |
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SCANDINAVIAN FOLK BELIEFS AND LEGENDS - Here is a rich compendium of hundreds of legends, stories, beliefs, and magic collected from oral sources in preindustrial Scandinavia. In this rural society, the people lived close to nature and believed themselves an integral part of it. This volume focuses on beliefs that illustrate the central aspects of a traditional worldview, rather than on prose narratives considered for their literary value. $18.95 |
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THE FOLKTALES OF NORWAY - These tales reflect the wildness of Norway, its mountains, forests, lakes and sea, and the stalwart character of its sparse population. Reading level ages 4 - 8. $18.00 |
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MYTHS OF THE NORSEMENT FROM THE EDDAS AND SAGAS - Originally published in 1909 this book by H. A Guerber is a classic, and beautifully done. There are 64 illustrations (reproductions of paintings and photographs of sculpture, etc.) Usually collections of Norse myth come with alot of academic trimmings, but this is a simple and poetic narrative of all the stories known that fall under the name of northern mythology. $10.36 |
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DICTIONARY OF NORSE MYTH AND LEGEND: A reasonably priced survey of both the tales themselves and the characters who inhabited and created them. Topics covered include various sagas and other poetic and literary works, gods and heroes, real and mythological places, social and religious customs, literary practices and non-Norse historians of the Norse. $19.95 |
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SAGAS OF THE NORSEMEN - VIKING AND GERMAN MYTH: A noble companion edition to any Norse Myth Saga and Edda volume of traditional textual poetry and retellings. It gives the reader a strong feeling for the people and religion of the Viking era. It makes one feel the majesty of these people and also has many entries of the Wagnerian inspired Germanic sagas. An excellent additive source of perhaps more factual cultural data with powerful, in color, illustrations. $23.96
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THE ENCYCLOPEDIA OF MYTHOLOGY - This work covers three great traditions of European mythology: classical (Greco-Roman), Celtic (including Welsh), and Norse (including Slavic). $19.96 |
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NORDIC GODS AND HEROES - Colum gives a straightforward presentation of the Norse myths. There are no mind-numbing discussions on the culture behind the stories or "the power of myth", just enjoyable tales, including the Ring saga. Pogany's many illustrations are primarily done in clear and crisp linework. 4 "plates" are included, basically color paintings from the early editions, but here in black and white - as a result, they look very cloudy, but nice nonetheless. $9.95 |
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THE PROSE EDDA - TALES OF NORSE MYTHOLOGY: Readers interested in Scandinavian literature absolutely must read THE PROSE EDDA, as it will ease understanding of other works, like THE POETIC EDDA and the various sagas. Readers with a general interest in mythology and the Middle Ages will also be delighted at this compilation, as it is truly one of the foremost works of the time. $13.95 |
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