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  • Norse Mythology:A Guide to Gods, Heroes, Rituals, and Beliefs

    A Guide to Gods, Heroes, Rituals, and Beliefs

    by John Lindow ...
    Norse Mythology explores the magical myths and legends of Norway, Sweden, Denmark, Iceland and Viking-Age Greenland--outlining along the way the prehistoric tales and beliefs from these regions that have remained embedded in the imagination of the world. The book begins with an Introduction that helps put Scandinavian mythology in place in history, followed by a chapter that explains the meaning ... Read more

    $24.79 CAD

  • Norse Mythology

    A Guide to Gods, Heroes, Rituals, and Beliefs

    by John Lindow ...
    Norse Mythology explores the magical myths and legends of Norway, Sweden, Denmark, Iceland and Viking-Age Greenland and outlines the way the prehistoric tales and beliefs from these regions that have remained embedded in the imagination of the world. The book begins with an Introduction that helps put Scandinavian mythology in place in history, followed by a chapter that explains the meaning of ... Read more

    $24.79 CAD

  • Trolls

    An Unnatural History

    by John Lindow ...
    Trolls are everywhere. They lurk on the internet; they fill the pages of popular fantasy literature; they are hunted in Norwegian film. They are the homeless in California; they are comforting or threatening characters in children's books; they are amusing dolls. Although trolls are ubiquitous today, for centuries they were confined to the landscape of Scandinavia. They were beings in nature, and ... Read more

    $22.99 CAD

  • Old Norse Mythology

    by John Lindow ...
    Series series World Mythology in Theory and Everyday Life
    An innovative and accessible overview of how ancient Scandinavians understood and made use of their mythological stories. Old Norse Mythology provides a unique survey of the mythology of Scandinavia: the gods Þórr (Thor) with his hammer, the wily and duplicitous Óðinn (Odin), the sly Loki, and other fascinating figures. They create the world, battle their enemies, and die at the end of the world, ... Read more

    $22.79 CAD

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  • The Prose Edda - Tales from Norse Mythology

    by Snorri Sturluson ...
    This text contains 'The Prose Edda' - the wellspring of modern knowledge of Norse Mythology. From the dawn of the world's creation to its ultimate destruction, these enthralling Norse stories chronicle the victories and tragedies of both gods and men. Rich with picturesque poetry and human drama, these stories constitute a vivid pictures of the characters' personalities, intertwined with the comic ... Read more

    $11.99 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Asgard Stories

    Tales from Norse Mythology

    by Mabel H. Cummings, Mary H. Foster ...
    Asgard Stories: Tales from Norse Mythology contains several stories from old Scandinavian myths. Written for juvenile readers but still of interest to older mythology fans. Chapters include: The Story of the Beginning; Odin’s Reward; Tyr and the Wolf; Freyja’s Necklace; The Hammer of Thor; Thor’s Wonderful Journey; How Thor lost his Hammer; A Gift from Frigga; The Stealing of Iduna; Skadi; Baldur; ... Read more

    $13.74 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

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  • The Penguin Book of Norse Myths

    Gods of the Vikings

    by Kevin Crossley-Holland ...
    THE DEFINITIVE AND COMPREHENSIVE RETELLING OF NORSE MYTHOLOGY'Burning ice, biting flame; that is how life began'The extraordinary Scandinavian myth cycle is one of the most enduring, exciting, dramatic and compelling of the world's great stories.The Penguin Book of the Norse Myths compellingly retells these stories for the modern reader, taking us from the creation of the world through the ... Read more

    $10.99 CAD

  • Gods and Myths of Northern Europe

    by H. Davidson ...
    Surveys the pre-Christian beliefs of the Scandinavian and Germanic peoples. Provides an introduction to this subject, giving basic outlines to the sagas and stories, and helps identify the charachter traits of not only the well known but also the lesser gods of the age. ... Read more

    $10.99 CAD

  • Sumerian Mythology

    by Samuel Noah Kramer ...
    The Sumerians were a non-Semitic, non-Indo-European people who lived in southern Babylonia from 4000-3000 B.C.E. They invented cunieform writing, and their spiritual beliefs influenced all successive Near Eastern religions, including Judaism, Christianity and Islam. They produced an extensive body of literature, among the oldest in the world. Samuel Noah Kramer spent most of his life studying this ... Read more

    $6.86 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • The Prose Edda

    by Jesse Byock, Snorri Sturluson ...
    Translated by Jesse Byock ...
    The most renowned of all works of Scandinavian literature and our most extensive source of Norse mythologyWritten in Iceland a century after the close of the Viking Age, The Prose Edda tells ancient stories of the Norse creation epic and recounts the battles that follow as gods, giants, dwarves and elves struggle for survival. In prose interspersed with powerful verse, the Edda shows the gods' ... Read more

    $10.99 CAD

  • A History of Britain in Ten Enemies

    The hilarious #1 Sunday Times bestseller from the author of Horrible Histories

    by Terry Deary ...
    The ridiculously funny history of Britain for adults from the multimillion-copy bestselling author of the Horrible Histories, perfect for fans of Unruly by David Mitchell.'If you could take just one history book to a desert island, this would be it. It is laugh out loud funny' Conn Iggulden, bestselling author of the Emperor series---------Ah, Britain. So special. The greatest nati... ... Read more

    $10.99 CAD

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  • Asgard and the Gods - The Tales and Traditions of Our Northern Ancestors Forming a Complete Manual of Norse Mythology

    by W. Wagner ...
    This antiquarian book comprises a manual of Norse mythology adapted from the work of Dr. W. Wägner, being a complete and popular English account of the religious beliefs and superstitious customs of the old Norsemen. The author designed this volume to be suitable and appealing to young readers, and as such it is written in clear, concise language and is wholly accessible. This fascinating text ... Read more

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