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From Asgard To Valhalla : The Remarkable History Of The Norse Myths

A Companion To Old Norse-Icelandic Literature And Culture

  • A Companion To Old Norse-Icelandic Literature And Culture
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    edited by Rory McTurk
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    Book, Blackwell Pub, 2005
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    This major survey of Old Norse-Icelandic literature and culture comprises 29 chapters written by leading scholars in the field, over a third of whom are Icelanders. Chapters on ‘archaeology’, ’social institutions’ and ‘geography and travel’ make it possible to view the literature in its wider cultural context while chapters on ‘reception’ and ‘continuity’ demonstrate the ways in which medieval Norse-Icelandic literature and culture overflow into the modern period. (automatically summarized from Amazon.com)
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     (UPPER LEVEL)  PT7113 .C66 2005  AVAILABLE

Cassell’s Dictionary Of Norse Myth And Legend

  • Cassell's Dictionary Of Norse Myth And Legend
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    Andy Orchard
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    Book, Cassell, 2002
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    The Scandanavian imagination inspires our culture in hundreds of ways, from our words for days and months to customs common in most of our holidays to popular phenomena such as Harry Potter and the Tolkien legends. (automatically summarized from Amazon.com)
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     REFERENCE (MAIN)  BL860 .O73 2002  AVAILABLE

The Poetic Edda : Essays On Old Norse Mythology

  • The Poetic Edda : Essays On Old Norse Mythology
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    edited by Paul Acker and Carolyne Larrington
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    Book, Routledge, 2002
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    This unique collection of essays applies significant critical approaches to the mythological poetry of the Poetic Edda, a principal source for Old Norse cosmography and the legends of Odin, Loki, and Thor. An essential collection of scholarship for any Old Norse course, The Poetic Edda will alsobe of interest to scholars of Indo-European myth, as well as those who study the theory of myth. (automatically summarized from Amazon.com)
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     (UPPER LEVEL)  PT7235 .P64 2002  AVAILABLE

Tales Of The Norse Gods

The Encyclopedia Of Mythology : Classical, Celtic, Norse

Old Norse Images Of Women

Favorite Norse Myths

Old Norse Court Poetry : The Dróttkvaett Stanza

Axe-age, Wolf-age : A Selection From The Norse Myths

Old Norse Literature And Mythology; A Symposium,

Norse Gods And Giants

Norse Stories Retold From The Eddas.

Norse Sagas Translated Into English : A Bibliography

An Introduction To Old Norse