Author : Kevin J. Wanner
Publisher : University of Toronto Press
Page : 273 pages
File Size : 23,15 MB
Release : 2008-01-01
Category : History
ISBN : 0802098010
Wanner brings us a new account of the interests that motivated the production of the Edda, and resolves the mystery of its genesis by demonstrating the intersection of Snorri's political and cultural concerns and practices.
Author : Snorri Sturluson
Publisher : Penguin UK
Page : 247 pages
File Size : 27,60 MB
Release : 2005-04-28
Category : History
ISBN : 0141915072
This compelling Icelandic history describes the life of King Harald Hardradi, from his battles across Europe and Russia to his final assault on England in 1066, less than three weeks before the invasion of William the Conqueror. It was a battle that led to his death and marked the end of an era in which Europe had been dominated by the threat of Scandinavian forces. Despite England's triumph, it also played a crucial part in fatally weakening the English army immediately prior to the Norman Conquest, changing the course of history. Taken from the Heimskringla - Snorri Sturluson's complete account of Norway from prehistoric times to 1177 - this is a brilliantly human depiction of the turbulent life and savage death of the last great Norse warrior-king.
Author : Nancy Marie Brown
Publisher : Macmillan + ORM
Page : 229 pages
File Size : 29,85 MB
Release : 2012-10-30
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 1137073713
“A wonderfully evocative biography of the . . . 13th century Icelandic writer and chieftain” who wrote the immortal stories of Thor, Odin, Valhalla, and Ragnarök (Guardian, UK). Much like Greek and Roman mythology, Norse myths are still with us. Famous storytellers from JRR Tolkien to Neil Gaiman have drawn their inspiration from the long-haired, mead-drinking, marauding and pillaging Vikings. But few of us know much about the creator of these immortal heroes: a thirteenth-century Icelandic chieftain by the name of Snorri Sturluson. Like Homer, Snorri was a bard, writing down and embellishing the folklore and pagan legends of medieval Scandinavia. Unlike Homer, Snorri was a man of the world—a wily political power player, one of the richest men in Iceland who came close to ruling it, and even closer to betraying it. In Song of the Vikings, award-winning author Nancy Marie Brown brings Snorri Sturluson’s story to life in a richly textured narrative that draws on newly available sources.
Author : Marlene Ciklamini
Publisher : Boston : Twayne Publishers
Page : 206 pages
File Size : 33,50 MB
Release : 1978
Category : Literary Criticism
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Author : Mark Lawrence
Publisher : Penguin
Page : 432 pages
File Size : 33,31 MB
Release : 2016-06-07
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 1101630957
From the international bestselling author of the Broken Empire Trilogy, the thrilling conclusion to the Red Queen’s War... All the horrors of Hell stand between Snorri ver Snagason and the rescue of his family, if indeed the dead can be rescued. For Jalan Kendeth, getting out alive and with Loki’s key is all that matters. Loki’s creation can open any lock, any door, and it may also be the key to Jalan’s fortune back in the living world. Jalan plans to return to the three w’s that have been the core of his idle and debauched life: wine, women, and wagering. Fate, however, has other plans, larger plans. The Wheel of Osheim is turning ever faster, and it will crack the world unless it’s stopped. When the end of all things looms, and there’s nowhere to run, even the worst coward must find new answers. Jalan and Snorri face many dangers, from the corpse hordes of the Dead King to the many mirrors of the Lady Blue, but in the end, fast or slow, the Wheel of Osheim always pulls you back. In the end, it’s win or die.
Author : Dr Hilda Ellis Davidson
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 194 pages
File Size : 12,71 MB
Release : 2002-11-01
Category : Religion
ISBN : 1134944683
Fragments of ancient belief mingle with folklore and Christian dogma until the original tenets are lost in the myths and psychologies of the intervening years. Hilda Ellis Davidson illustrates how pagan beliefs have been represented and misinterpreted by the Christian tradition, and throws light on the nature of pre-Christian beliefs and how they have been preserved. The Lost Beliefs of Northern Europe stresses both the possibilities and the difficulties of investigating the lost religious beliefs of Northern Europe.
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Page : 1080 pages
File Size : 38,73 MB
Release : 1911
Category : Encyclopedias and dictionaries
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Author : Hugh Chisholm
Publisher :
Page : 2220 pages
File Size : 16,83 MB
Release : 1911
Category : Encyclopedias and dictionaries
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Author : Hugh Chisholm
Publisher :
Page : 1116 pages
File Size : 37,54 MB
Release : 1911
Category : Encyclopedias and dictionaries
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Page : 1116 pages
File Size : 31,69 MB
Release : 1911
Category : Encyclopedias and dictionaries
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