The Norse Myths
Inbunden bok. Thames & Hudson Ltd. Hardcover (Reprinted 2021) uppl. 2017. 208 sidor.
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Condition Description
General Condition
Condition: Very Good+ (VG+) / Near Fine.
Detailed Description
Dust Jacket: Excellent condition. Minor shelf wear along the top edge, but completely free from tears, creases, or major flaws.
Cover/Binding: Hardcover in grey cloth/boards. Corners are sharp and the spine is straight and firm.
Interior/Pages: Clean, crisp white pages without any dog-ears, highlights, marginalia, or stains.
Binding: Tight and secure binding throughout.
Content Description (Short Summary)
The Norse Myths: A Guide to the Gods and Heroes by Carolyne Larrington offers a fresh and engaging introduction to ancient Scandinavian mythology and Viking legends. The book explores the principal gods and goddesses—including Óðinn, Þórr, Freyja, and Loki—as well as dragons, giants, heroic sagas, and the apocalyptic conflict of Ragnarök. Accompanied by 102 illustrations and maps, this volume traces the origins of these vivid stories and examines their enduring influence on modern fantasy literature and popular culture.
Förlagsfakta
- ISBN
- 9780500251966
- Titel
- The Norse Myths
- Författare
- Larrington, Carolyne
- Förlag
- Thames & Hudson Ltd.
- Utgivningsår
- 2017
- Omfång
- 208 sidor
- Bandtyp
- Inbunden
- Mått
- 138 x 204 mm, Ryggbredd 26 mm
- Vikt
- 480 g
- Språk
- English
- Baksidestext
- Who were the Norse gods - the mighty Aesyr, led by Odinn, and the mysterious Vanir? In The Norse Myths we meet this passionate and squabbling pantheon, and learn of the mythological cosmos they inhabit. Passages translated from the Old Norse bring this legendary world to life, from the myths of creation to ragnarok, the prophesied end of the world at the hands of Loki's army of monsters and giants, and everything that comes in between: the problematic relationship between the gods and the giants, in which enmity and trickery are punctuated by marriages and seductions; the (mis) adventures of human heroes and heroines, with their family feuds, revenges, marriages and murders; and the interaction between the gods and mortals, as Odinn, the Allfather, betrays his human proteges in order to recruit (dead) heroes for his army. Carolyne Larrington describes the myths' origins in pre-Christian Scandinavia and Iceland, and their survival in artefacts and written sources, from Old Norse sagas and poems to the less approving accounts of medieval Christian writers. She traces their influences into the work of Wagner, William Morris and J.R.R. Tolkien, and even the recent Game of Thrones in the resurrection of the Fimbulvetr, or 'Mighty Winter'.
