18 books like Die Trojaburgen Nordeuropas
From Asgard to Valhalla
Whether they focus on Thor's powerful hammer, the wailing Valkyrie, the palatial home of the gods - Asgard - or ravenous wolves and fierce elemental giants, the Norse myths are packed with rowdy incident. But at the centre of their cosmos stands a gnarled old ash tree, Yggdrasil, from which all distances and times are measured. When the old tree creaks, Ragnarok - the end of the world and of the…
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What we get from Norse mythology
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Norse Myths and Legends
This book introduces the characters and adventures that make up the Norse myths.
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An Introduction to Viking Mythology
Turning the pages of Gordon Grant’s pictured story of whaling, it suddenly struck me that the task of writing an introduction had certain unusual features. Acting as a liaison officer between Captain Ahab of the whaling ship Pequod and the sheltered generation of 1932, it is necessary to bear in mind that most members of this generation are unaware that whaling is still an industry.…
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Usborne Illustrated Guide to Greek Myths and Legends
A new edition of this detailed introduction to the most famous gods and goddesses in Greek and Norse mythology and their exploits.
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Northern Mythology
This volume is a collection of the popular traditions and superstitions of Scandinavia, North Germany and the Netherlands.
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Hedendomen i historiens spegel
Bilden av det förgångna tolkas alltid genom de tankemönster samtiden tillhandahåller, och olika tider har därför skapat skiftande biler av historien. I Hedendomen i historiens spegel tecknar författarna en bild av hur fornnordiska texter fått olika betydelse under skilda epoker.
För att kunna använda den norröna litteraturen med dess personligheter och händelser, myter och ritualer som källa…
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Tíminn og eldurinnEinar Pálsson.
Tíminn og eldurinn
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Norrøne gude- og heltesagn
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Av Norges indre historie
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Norse myths & legends
A collection of stories, primarily about brave warrior gods, told around the fireside on cold winter nights by the people of Norway, Sweden, Denmark, Finland, and Iceland. Suggested level: primary, intermediate, junior secondary.
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Myths of northern lands
The aim of this handbook of Northern mythology is to familiarize the English student of letters with the religion of his heathen ancestors, and to set forth, as clearly as possible, the various myths which have exercised an influence over our customs, arts, and literature. As Norwegians, Danes, Swedes, Icelanders, Germans, English, and French all came originally from the same stock and worshiped…
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Die Sagen der Germanen
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Die Götter und Göttersagen der GermanenLeyen, Friedrich von der
Die Götter und Göttersagen der Germanen
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The gods of our fathers
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Norse mythology
Norse, Nordic, or Scandinavian mythology, is the body of myths belonging to the North Germanic peoples, stemming from Old Norse religion and continuing after the Christianization of Scandinavia as the Nordic folklore of the modern period. The northernmost extension of Germanic mythology and stemming from Proto-Germanic folklore, Norse mythology consists of tales of various deities, beings, and…
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Prolonged echoes
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Teutonic mythology
DR BR42) showing a figure, likely Odin, above a horse with dislocated legs. This may refer to Odins healing of Baldrs horse in the Second Merseburg Charm and was likely a talisman.]]
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