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Myth and Religion of the North Gabriel Turville-Petre · 1964 · 340p · ≈ 11h · Moderate REVIEW: From 10 Best Scandinavian Mythology books: https://norse-mythology.org/the-10-best-norse-mythology-books/ Myth and Religion of the North: The Religion of Ancient Scandinavia by E.O.G. Turville-Petre Much like Ellis Davidson’s Gods and Myths of Northern Europe, legendary Oxford Old Norse professor E.O.G. Turville-Petre’s Myth and Religion of the North provides a comprehensive overview… Shares: Scandinavia, Norse Mythology

Om hove og hovudgravninger på IslandDaniel Bruun

Om hove og hovudgravninger på Island Daniel Bruun · 1910 · 316p · ≈ 10h · Challenging Shares: Antiquities, Norse Mythology

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Gudinnan Frigg och Als härad Hugo Jungner · 1922 · 416p · ≈ 13h · Challenging Shares: Antiquities, Norse Mythology

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The road to Hel Hilda Roderick Ellis Davidson · 1943 · 208p · ≈ 6h · Challenging This 1943 book uses a variety of evidence from archaeology and literature concerning Norse funeral customs to reconstruct their conception of future life. Shares: Scandinavia, Religious aspects, Norse Mythology

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Ormalur Birgitta Johansen · 1997 · 300p · ≈ 10h · Moderate Einzelfund - Grab/Gräberfeld - Bevölkerungsgeschichte. Shares: Antiquities, Norse Mythology

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The coming of the dragon Rebecca Barnhouse · 2010 · ★ 3.8 · 311p · ≈ 10h · Moderate Rebecca Barnhouse weaves Norse gods, blood feuds, and a terrifying dragon into this spectacular retelling of the end of the Old English poem Beowulf.When he was a baby, Rune washed up onshore in a boat, along with a sword and a pendant bearing the runes that gave him his nickname. Some people thought he was a sacrifice to the gods and wanted to send him right back to the sea. Luckily for Rune,… Shares: Scandinavia, Norse Mythology

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How Thor Lost His Thunder Declan Taggart · 2017 · 214p · ≈ 7h · Moderate "How Thor Lost his Thunder is the first major English-language study of early medieval evidence for the Old Norse god, Thor. This geographically and chronologically far-reaching study considers the earliest sources in which Thor appears, including in evidence from the Viking colonies of the British Isles and in Scandinavian folklore. Through tracing the changes and variety that has occurred in… Shares: Scandinavia, Norse Mythology

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The Celtic and Scandinavian religions John Arnott MacCulloch · 1948 · 180p · ≈ 6h · Challenging The author compares Celtic mythology and religion with the beliefs of early Scandinavian society. Vikings and Norsemen who raided British shores ruled parts of Britain for centuries. The religion of the Scandinavians was the same as the religious beliefs and practices of their fellow Teutonic and Germanic tribes, and their chief deities and religious rituals were like those of Teutonic people… Shares: Scandinavia, Norse Mythology

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Minne och myt Åsa Berggren · 2004 · 221p · ≈ 7h · Moderate Vad har Ground Zero i New York gemensamt med sydskånska gravar från jägarstenåldern? Vad har trädet i barndomens trädgård gemensamt med husgrunder av sten från yngre järnåldern? Dessa till synes väsensskilda företeelser spelar alla en roll i skapandet av kollektiva minnen. I Minne och myt – konsten att skapa det förflutna diskuterar tio forskare frågor som berör hur ett samhälles historia formas… Shares: Antiquities, Norse Mythology

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Orm og tyr Martin Alfred Hansen · 1952 · 381p · ≈ 12h · Moderate Shares: Antiquities, Norse Mythology

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Monumens de la mythologie Paul Henri Mallet · 1847 · 578p · ≈ 19h · Challenging Shares: Antiquities, Norse Mythology

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The lost beliefs of northern Europe Hilda Roderick Ellis Davidson · 1993 · ★ 3.8 · 181p · ≈ 6h · Moderate "Fragments of ancient belief have been incorporated into folklore and Christian dogma with the result that its original tenets have merged with the myths and psychologies of the intervening years. Hilda Ellis Davidson sifts through centuries of cultural and religious influences to locate evidence of these "lost" pagan beliefs. Davidson illustrates how northern pagan religions have been… Shares: Antiquities, Norse Mythology

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