Cold counsel vs Reflections on Old Norse myths: Which Should You Read?
Both live on shelves: Icelandic and old norse literature, Old Norse literature, Norse Mythology, History and criticism
Cold counsel
Cold Counsel is the only collection devoted to the place of women in Old Norse literature and culture. It draws upon the disciplines of history, sociology, feminism, ethnography and psychoanalysis in order to raise…
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Reflections on Old Norse myths
When seeking to understand the function of mythology in the pagan past and in medieval Iceland scholars are confronted with the problem of how sources from the Middle Ages can properly be used. The articles in this…
The verdict
- Cold counsel runs the darker storyline; Reflections on Old Norse myths stays the lighter read.
How to choose
Scores by source
| Cold counsel | Reflections on Old Norse myths | |
|---|---|---|
| Goodreads | 3.8 (260) | — |
| Hardcover | 3.5 (2) | — |
Reception
| Cold counsel | Reflections on Old Norse myths | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 260 | — |
| Editions | 7 | 3 |
| Citations | — | 6 |
| Want to read | 1118 | — |
| Reading it now | 30 | — |
| Written reviews | 59 | — |
| Pages | 300 | 246 |