The Elder Edda : A Book of Viking Lore Paperback / softback
Edited by Andy Orchard
Paperback / softback
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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Only a few left - usually despatched within 24 hours
- Format:Paperback / softback
- Pages:432 pages
- Publisher:Penguin Books Ltd
- Publication Date:07/04/2011
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- ISBN:9780140435856
Information
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Only a few left - usually despatched within 24 hours
- Format:Paperback / softback
- Pages:432 pages
- Publisher:Penguin Books Ltd
- Publication Date:07/04/2011
- Category:
- ISBN:9780140435856