The Elder Edda

ANONYMOUS

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Author
ANONYMOUS
Publish Date
07/01/2011
Book Type
paperback
Publisher Name
PENGUIN
Subtitle
A Book of Viking Lore
Number of Pages
384
Edition
1
ISBN-10
0140435859
ISBN-13
9780140435856
SKU
9780140435856

Description

Compiled by an unknown scribe in Iceland around 1270, and based on sources dating back centuries earlier, these mythological and heroic poems tell of gods and mortals from an ancient era: the giant-slaying Thor, the doomed Völsung family, the Hel-ride of Brynhild and the cruelty of Atli the Hun. Eclectic, incomplete and fragmented, these verses nevertheless retain their stark beauty and their power to enthrall, opening a window on to the thoughts, beliefs and hopes of the Vikings and their world.

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