Vikings, A History of the Norse People Martin J. Dougherty.

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Material type: Text

text
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unmediated

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volume

ISBN:

1782743324
9781838863043

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History

DDC classification:

293.1/3
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Summary: MEDIEVAL HISTORY. You may not think you know much about Norse mythology but you ve heard of Valhalla and the Valkyrie, and of trolls and elves, and youd certainly miss Wednesday and Thursday named after Norse gods if they werent there. Norse mythology is rich in adventure and ideas about creation, death and the afterlife. And from Wagnerian operas to Lord of the Rings to Marvels Avengers, it has had an immense influence across Western culture. Norse Myths takes a wide-ranging approach to the topic, examining the creation stories of the Norse world, the monsters and the pantheons of the deities including such figures as Thor, Freyr and Loki. It looks at the sagas that tell of real and imagined people, featuring both heroic tales and humorous escapades.

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MEDIEVAL HISTORY. You may not think you know much about Norse mythology but you ve heard of Valhalla and the Valkyrie, and of trolls and elves, and youd certainly miss Wednesday and Thursday named after Norse gods if they werent there. Norse mythology is rich in adventure and ideas about creation, death and the afterlife. And from Wagnerian operas to Lord of the Rings to Marvels Avengers, it has had an immense influence across Western culture. Norse Myths takes a wide-ranging approach to the topic, examining the creation stories of the Norse world, the monsters and the pantheons of the deities including such figures as Thor, Freyr and Loki. It looks at the sagas that tell of real and imagined people, featuring both heroic tales and humorous escapades.

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