18 books like The road to Hel

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Myths of the Norsemen H. A. Guerber · 1909 · 397p · ≈ 13h · Challenging The classic collection of Norse mythology as passed down through the eddas and sagas of Iceland.Here are the timeless tales of Nordic gods, heroes, giants, and elves; the original stories of the hammer-wielding Thor, the powerful and enigmatic Odin, the mischievous trickster Loki, and many others. With epic sweep, high tragedy, and grim humor, these stories explore the creation of the world as… Shares: Old Norse literature, Norse Mythology, Mythology

Asgard & the Norse heroes Boult, Katharine F. Mrs. · 1914 · 268p · ≈ 8h · Challenging Shares: Old Norse literature, Norse Mythology, Mythology

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, Mythology

Animals and humans Kristina Jennbert · 2011 · 272p · ≈ 9h · Moderate Exploring the relationship between animals and humans in Scandinavia from the Roman Iron Age to the Viking Period, this book interprets Old Norse mythology in which imaginary creatures with strong characters were invented and examines the importance of animals in the human world. According to Old Norse perceptions, real and fantasy animals in Midgard became mouthpieces for human characteristics… Shares: Scandinavia, Religious aspects, Norse Mythology

Out of the Northland Emilie Kip Baker · 1904 · 165p · ≈ 5h · Challenging Shares: Old Norse literature, Norse Mythology

The sacred mountains Joel Tyler Headley · 1847 · 194p · ≈ 6h · Challenging Shares: Religious aspects, Folklore, Mythology

Man and the sun Jacquetta Hawkes · 1962 · ★ 4.0 · 280p · ≈ 9h · Moderate A study of the relationship between the sun and man, prehistory to the hydrogen bomb. Shares: Religious aspects, Folklore, Mythology

Doomed Chuck Palahniuk · 2013 · ★ 3.7 · 336p · ≈ 11h · Moderate "The continued adventures of Madison, the heroine of DAMNED, who escapes Hell and comes back to Earth"-- Shares: Dead, Future life

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, Folklore, Mythology

Popular Tales from Norse Mythology George Webbe Dasent · 2001 · 352p · ≈ 11h · Moderate Full of giants, trolls, heroes, and beautiful princesses, these 42 folktales include such favorites as "Temptations," "The Magician's Pupil," "Legend of Tannhäuser," "The Outlaw," "The Widow's Son," and "The Goatherd." Shares: Norse Mythology, Folklore, Mythology

Old Norse Mythology John Lindow · 2021 An innovative and accessible overview of how ancient Scandinavians understood and made use of their mythological stories. Old Norse Mythology provides a unique survey of the mythology of Scandinavia: the gods Þórr (Thor) with his hammer, the wily and duplicitous Óðinn (Odin), the sly Loki, and other fascinating figures. They create the world, battle their enemies, and die at the end of the… Shares: Old Norse literature, Norse Mythology

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Guder og helte i Norden Bæksted, Anders · 1963 · 350p · ≈ 11h · Moderate Shares: Old Norse literature, Norse Mythology, Mythology

The cat in the mysteries of religion and magic M. Oldfield Howey · 1930 · 254p · ≈ 8h · Challenging From Pegasus and the Trojan horse to the four horses of the Apocalypse, the familiar figure of the horse possesses an age-old mystique. Indeed, many cultures around the world attribute otherworldly qualities to the horse. This volume provides a rich compilation of legend and lore celebrating the sacred and magical symbolism traditionally associated with horses.Derived from classical mythology,… Shares: Religious aspects, Folklore, Mythology

Reflections on Old Norse myths Pernille Hermann · 2007 · 246p · ≈ 8h · Moderate 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 volume demonstrate diverse angles from which Old Norse mythological texts can be viewed. Many discuss methodological problems in dealing with the texts and draw on expertise from… Shares: Old Norse literature, Norse Mythology, Mythology

Evergreen Ash Christopher Abram · 2019 · 254p · ≈ 8h · Moderate Norse mythology is obsessed with the idea of an onrushing and unstoppable apocalypse: Ragnarok, when the whole of creation will perish in fire, smoke, and darkness and the earth will no longer support the life it once nurtured. Most of the Old Norse texts that preserve the myths of Ragnarok originated in Iceland, a nation whose volcanic activity places it perpetually on the brink of a… Shares: Old Norse literature, Norse Mythology, Mythology

Scandinavian folk-lore William A. Craigie · 1896 · 554p · ≈ 18h · Challenging IN this brief outline of an extensive subject I have endeavoured to explain clearly not only what the Icelandic sagas are, but how it happened that they arose in a place so remote from the rest of Europe...The special reasons which explain it are fully stated in the first chapter,...the central Germanic area is not strongly represented; it is on the outmost borders, in Iceland, England, and… Shares: Norse Mythology, Folklore, Mythology

Moon lore Timothy Harley · 1885 · 310p · ≈ 10h · Challenging This sweet and erudite work from 19th-century England surveys the history of human fascination with the moon, considering materials from Ancient Egypt to modern Europe, and asking the then-unanswerable question whether anybody lives there. Shares: Religious aspects, Folklore, Mythology

The heroes of Asgard A. Keary · 1901 · 272p · ≈ 9h · Challenging The Heroes of Asgard is a classic Victorian retelling of Norse mythology that has enchanted readers since its first publication in 1857. Annie and Eliza Keary bring the grand, haunting tales of the North to life with clarity and elegance, making them accessible without losing their elemental power. From Odin’s relentless quest for wisdom to Thor’s thunderous battles with giants and Loki’s cunning… Shares: Norse Mythology, Folklore

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