Author : Jerome Miller
Publisher : iUniverse
Page : 270 pages
File Size : 43,22 MB
Release : 2001-07
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 0595188524
This a saga, not just a story, about a heroic young woman who survives degradation, servitude and humiliation due to circumstances beyond her control. How she endures and eventually triumphs with perseverance is a tribute to her courage and strength.
Author : Esaias Tegnér
Publisher :
Page : 360 pages
File Size : 21,64 MB
Release : 1833
Category : Swedish poetry
ISBN :
Author : Esaias TEGNÉR (Bishop of Wexiö.)
Publisher :
Page : 364 pages
File Size : 44,11 MB
Release : 1833
Category :
ISBN :
Author : Morgan Daimler
Publisher : John Hunt Publishing
Page : 95 pages
File Size : 16,31 MB
Release : 2023-08-25
Category : Body, Mind & Spirit
ISBN : 1803410035
'Morgan Daimler has gifted us with a well-crafted and engaging introduction to the Goddess Freya. Truly a must read for anyone interested in or already working with this powerful and intriguing Goddess.' Ceri Norman, author of A Beginner’s Guide to Ogham Divination and Faerie Stones The most popular of the Norse goddesses is the Vanic deity Freya, found across the Norse myths and into modern mass media, yet often obscured by contradictory tales and external moral coding. Freya is an alluring deity of magic and fertility, a being so important in the mythology that gods and giants fought over her, yet she is never shown as a passive prize to be won only as a forceful being with agency and will of her own. Who is this powerful goddess who has left such a profound mark across not only Norse culture but also wider Western culture? Pagan Portals-Freya is a basic introduction to the Norse Goddess Freya that covers her history, mythology, associations, and modern appearances, and offers readers suggestions for how to begin connecting to Freya in their own lives.
Author : Viking Society for Northern Research
Publisher :
Page : 946 pages
File Size : 30,44 MB
Release : 1905
Category : Icelandic literature
ISBN :
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Author : Pamela C. Berger
Publisher : Beacon Press
Page : 200 pages
File Size : 18,18 MB
Release : 1988-02-29
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9780807067239
Recounts the story of the grain protectress, an image that has persisted from the ancient Near East to the classical world and still survives in folksongs and village celebrations today.
Author : Hélène Adeline Guerber
Publisher :
Page : 478 pages
File Size : 33,80 MB
Release : 1925
Category : Mythology, Norse
ISBN :
Author : Dean A. Miller
Publisher : JHU Press
Page : 522 pages
File Size : 18,42 MB
Release : 2000-03-02
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 9780801862397
From Odysseus to Aeneas, from Beowulf to King Arthur, from the Mahâbhârata to the Ossetian "Nart" tales, epic heroes and their stories have symbolized the power of the human imagination. Drawing on diverse disciplines including classics, anthropology, psychology, and literary studies, this product of twenty years' scholarship provides a detailed typology of the hero in Western myth: birth, parentage, familial ties, sexuality, character, deeds, death, and afterlife. Dean A. Miller examines the place of the hero in the physical world (wilderness, castle, prison cell) and in society (among monarchs, fools, shamans, rivals, and gods). He looks at the hero in battle and quest; at his political status; and at his relationship to established religion. The book spans Western epic traditions, including Greek, Roman, Nordic, and Celtic, as well as the Indian and Persian legacies. A large section of the book also examines the figures who modify or accompany the hero: partners, helpers (animals and sometimes monsters), foes, foils, and even antitypes. The Epic Hero provides a comprehensive and provocative guide to epic heroes, and to the richly imaginative tales they inhabit.
Author : Lori Holmes
Publisher :
Page : 240 pages
File Size : 38,6 MB
Release : 2020-04-19
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781838029821
As the blood settles into the snow, Rebaa's life will never be the same again. Lost, alone and damingly burdened with her murdered lover's Forbidden offspring, Rebaa must learn to survive in a freezing and hostile world. Hunted by a murderous chieftain, a man hell-bent on possessing her mysterious powers for his own, Rebaa calls upon all of her cunning and extraordinary gifts to evade capture. Facing relentless danger, Rebaa must attempt to reach the one place that surely promises salvation; she can only hope that her ancestral home is the haven she needs it to be... But can any haven truly exist for one who bears...The Forbidden?
Author : James Flowerdew
Publisher : Leamington Books
Page : 247 pages
File Size : 12,94 MB
Release : 2021-09-28
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 1914090454
What are the Runes, and are they actually good for magic? In The Runes: A Grounding in Northern Magic author, illustrator and artist James Flowerdew brings together a lifetime of learning and experiences with the Runes. Complete with a unique set of illustrations, The Runes is a great beginner's guide to this writing system, which was also and can still be used for magical purposes. Full of direct references to genuine ancient texts - as well as ripping yarns, poignant anecdotes and a good dose of humour - this book attempts to demonstrate not just the surface of Rune magic, but the underlying principles and culture that inform them alongside some general magical practice. The Runes are much more than a historical alphabet. They are a key to the wisdom of the ancient peoples who used them in language, life and magic, with these surviving writings not only clarifying these uses, but providing at least the bones of what you need to use them yourself today. A mixture of elegant and coarse, gentle and gritty, sombre and witty, the Runes are not to everyone's taste - but they echo a very real and relatable cosmology. A world view that doesn't hide the warts, but that finds plenty worth loving at the same time. Step into the world of the Runes on steady feet, and start a spiritual journey from which you may never wish to turn back.
