Author : Tristan Boyer Binns
Publisher : Heinemann-Raintree Library
Page : 40 pages
File Size : 14,16 MB
Release : 2008
Category : History
ISBN : 9781410928931
This title discusses topics such as Viking raids and funerals and the traditional use of runes and sagas.
Author : Heather O'Donoghue
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
Page : 257 pages
File Size : 37,95 MB
Release : 2024-01-25
Category : History
ISBN : 1350252824
From Asgard to Valhalla takes readers deep inside Odin's cavernous hall and tells of the adventures, tragedies and lessons of the Viking Gods. Here, Heather O'Donoghue skillfully uncovers both the history and legacy of these myths to provide the authoritative student text on Old Norse mythology. From the magnificent tales of A Song of Ice and Fire and the supernatural wonders of Valkyries to Tolkien's Riders of Rohan and Marvel's mighty Thor, Norse mythology is a fundamental part of western culture. Drawing from a wealth of sources and scholarly debates, this fully-updated and expanded 2nd edition offers both an engaging survey of the Old Norse myths and an accessible introduction to how such strange and fragmentary material has been seized, repurposed and at times abused throughout the centuries. Notably, this important and timely study explores how Old Norse mythology has been – and continues to be – weaponized by far right movements across the world. Containing 2 brand new chapters on post-medieval reception, 30 illustrations for a stronger visual context and pedagogical updates throughout to aid further study, this new edition of From Asgard to Valhalla: The Remarkable History of the Norse Myths is a vital resource for all students of Old Norse mythology.
Author : Martyn Whittock
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Page : 288 pages
File Size : 47,5 MB
Release : 2018-09-04
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 1681779129
A vivid retelling of Norse mythology that explores these legendary stories and their significance and influence on the Viking world. Valhalla and its pantheon of gods and heroes have always fascinated readers, whether it is how these tales illuminate the Viking world or influence cultural touchstones like J. R. R. Tolkien, whose Middle Earth is heavily indebted to Germanic and Norse mythology, as well as Hollywood and comic-culture. In Tales of Valhalla, the Whittocks have dramatically retold these rich stories and sets them in context within the wider Viking world. Including both myths—stories, usually religious, which explain origins, why things are as they are, the nature of the spiritual—and legends—stories which attempt to explain historical events and which may involve historical characters but which are told in a non-historical way and which often include supernatural events—Tales from Valhalla is an accessible and lively volume that brings these hallmarks of world literature to a new generation.
Author : Charles R. Pellegrino
Publisher : Avon Books
Page : 338 pages
File Size : 47,87 MB
Release : 1993
Category : Dictators
ISBN : 9780380972203
A brilliant hard-tech debut novel by the well-known author of Her Name, Titanic and Unearthing Atlantis. On Earth, the designers of an advanced space mission fear they've put awesome power in the hands of a maniac, and in the depths of space, a hostile species awakens to the discovery of a new enemy--Earthlings. Illustrated.
Author : Ubisoft
Publisher : Dark Horse Comics
Page : 200 pages
File Size : 12,30 MB
Release : 2020-11-17
Category : Games & Activities
ISBN : 1506719317
The Assassin's Creed series is renowned for its skillful blend of historical fiction, epic environments, and exciting action. This art book offers an insider's look at the immersive art direction of Assassin's Creed Valhalla, the first title in the franchise to explore Norse culture and the Viking invasion of England in the 9th century. Featuring iconic artworks ranging from stunning settings to brutal weapons, as well as developer insights.
Author : Adam Smith
Publisher : BOOM! Studios
Page : 148 pages
File Size : 48,96 MB
Release : 2015-07-15
Category : Comics & Graphic Novels
ISBN : 1613983638
There are many things that Rory would like to forget about his childhood growing up in rural Arkansas. Sometimes, he'd even like to forget about Joe, his mentally challenged older brother, both his closest friend and biggest problem. But when a young girl named Sylvia shows up, claiming to be a Valkyrie sent by the Norse god Odin to deliver Rory to Valhalla, he will have to face the past he's tried to lock away.
Author : Mike Whicker
Publisher : Walkure
Page : 492 pages
File Size : 17,95 MB
Release : 2010-04
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9780984416028
An amateur HAM radio operator intercepts a garbled shortwave transmission that indicates the Gestapo's top henchman is coming to America to kill Erika Lehmann, the Nazis' top spy.
Author : Randall P. Fitzgerald
Publisher : Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
Page : 352 pages
File Size : 18,59 MB
Release : 2017-02-22
Category :
ISBN : 9781543284607
"Rise." Erik wakes to the word and finds a valkyrie standing at the foot of his bed. She says she's come to guide him to Valhalla. It's a trip he will find is not as glorious as the old myths might make it seem.
Author : Jón Karl Helgason
Publisher : Reaktion Books
Page : 242 pages
File Size : 33,44 MB
Release : 2017-06-15
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 1780237154
An account of how Icelandic eddas (poems of Norse mythology) and sagas (ancient prose accounts of Viking history, voyages, and battles) have been reinvented and adapted in comic books, plays, music, and films.
Author : Robert Swindells
Publisher : Hachette Children's
Page : 79 pages
File Size : 42,52 MB
Release : 2014-07-03
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 1444922106
When Davy and his friends discover the skull of an ancient Briton buried in the woods, they decide to unearth as much as they can of the skeleton themselves before telling any adults. But by the time they have disinterred the skeletons, Davy has become the subject of hauntings and hallucinations.
