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Gods of the ancient Northmen Georges Dumézil · 1973 · 157p · ≈ 5h · Moderate Shares: Germanic peoples, Norse Mythology, Religion, Mythology

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

Myths and symbols in pagan Europe Hilda Roderick Ellis Davidson · 1988 · 268p · ≈ 8h · Moderate Most people know of Valhalla, the World-Tree and the gods of Norse mythology, or of the strange hunts and voyages of the ancient Irish tales. Yet few people realise the significance of the similarities and contrasts between the religions of the pre-Christian people of north-western Europe. The Celts and Germans and Scandinavians had much in common in their religious practices and beliefs....… Shares: Germanic peoples, Celts, Norse Mythology, Religion

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Religionsmyternas röda tråd Javad Mofrad · 2005 · 110p · ≈ 3h · Moderate Shares: Europe, Norse Mythology, Religion

Loki Mike Vasich · 2010 · 342p · ≈ 11h · Moderate Loki is a god in Norse mythology. Loki engineers the death of the beloved god Baldr and is bound by the gods and suffers from serpent venom. His wife Sigyn collects the venom in a bowl. However, she must empty the bowl when it is full and the venom that drips in the meantime causes Loki to writhe in pain, thereby causing earthquakes. Shares: Mythologie nordique, Norse Mythology

Eliae Schedii De diis germanis, sive, Veteri germanorum, gallorum, britannorum, vandalorum religione syngrammata quatuor ... Elias Schede · 1728 · 789p · ≈ 26h · Demanding Shares: Germanic peoples, Norse Mythology, Religion

Germanische Religionsgeschichte und Mythologie Mogk, Eugen · 1927 · 142p · ≈ 4h · Challenging Shares: Germanic peoples, Norse Mythology, Religion

Grekiska religionens historia Nilsson, Martin P. · 1925 · 316p · ≈ 10h · Challenging Shares: Antiquités, Antiquities, Religion, Mythology

Om hove og hovudgravninger på IslandDaniel Bruun

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

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

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

Gods and myths of northern Europe Hilda Roderick Ellis Davidson · 1960 · ★ 4.1 · 250p · ≈ 8h · Moderate Tiw, Woden, Thunor, Frig... these ancient northern deities gave their names to the very days of our week. Nevertheless most of us know far more of Mars, Mercury, Jupiter, Venus and the classical deities. Recent researches in archaeology and mythology have added to what was already a fairly consistent picture (largely derived from a twelfth-century Icelandic account) of the principal Scandinavian… Shares: Europe, Norse Mythology, Religion, Mythology

The religion of the Teutons P. D. Chantepie de la Saussaye · 1902 · 504p · ≈ 16h · Challenging This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. Scholars… Shares: Germanic peoples, Norse Mythology, Religion, Mythology

The religion of ancient Scandinavia William A. Craigie · 1906 · 71p · ≈ 2h · Challenging The ninth and tenth centuries were a period of new development and great changes within the Scandinavian countries. The Viking expeditions brought a large part of the population into direct contact with war and battle, while the former petty kings disappeared, or lost most of their importance, before strong rulers like Gorm in Denmark or Harald in Norway. In the courts of these new sovereigns… Shares: Norse Mythology, Religion, Mythology

Celtic mythology and religion, with chapters upon Druid circles and Celtic burial Alexander Macbain · 1885 · 252p · ≈ 8h · Challenging xviii, 252 pages : 22 cm Shares: Celts, Religion, Mythology

Age of chivalry; or, King Arthur and his knights Thomas Bulfinch · 1858 · ★ 5.0 · 312p · ≈ 10h · Challenging Annotated, hyperlinked edition of Bulfinch's Legends of King Arthur. Shares: Celtes, Celts, Mythology

Encyclopedia of Norse and Germanic folklore, mythology, and magic Claude Lecouteux · 2016 · 339p · ≈ 11h · Moderate A thorough reference to the many deities, magical beings, mythical places, and ancient customs of the Norse and Germanic regions of Europe • Explores the legends and origins of well-known gods and figures such as Odin, Thor, Krampus, and the Valkyries, as well as a broad range of magical beings such as the Elf King, the Lorelei, the Perchten, dwarves, trolls, and giants • Draws upon a wealth of… Shares: Europe, Norse Mythology, Religion, Mythology

Historia regum Britanniae Geoffrey of Monmouth, Bishop of St. Asaph · 1585 · ★ 5.0 · 288p · ≈ 9h · Demanding Geoffrey of Monmouth's Historia regum Britanniae is a sweeping Latin prose chronicle that fashions Britain's past from its Trojan founder Brutus to the seventh-century decline of native rule. Blending annalistic history, classical epic memory, biblical patterning, and Celtic legendary material, it gives enduring literary form to King Lear, Merlin's prophecies, and above all Arthur's imperial… Shares: Celtes, Celts

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