Meet Thor, Odin, Loke, Balder, and the other denizens of Asgard. The Eddas--poems and tales from Norse mythology--come to vivid life in Mabie's faithful1882 retellings. Includes "The Making of the Hammer," "The Making of the World," "Thor Goes A-Fishing," "The Binding of the Wolf," and many more.
Norse Mythology: Great Stories from the Eddas
โ Scribed by Hamilton Wright Mabie
- Book ID
- 110816585
- Publisher
- Dover Publications
- Year
- 2012
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 104 KB
- Category
- Fiction
- ISBN-13
- 9780486115474
- ASIN
- B007TGXPNW
No coin nor oath required. For personal study only.
โฆ Synopsis
Imaginative retellings of 17 ancient Norse tales, ranging from the creation of the world to the death of the gods. Included are Odin's trip to Mimer in search of knowledge, the making of Thor's hammer, the loss of Idun's wondrous apples, and the task of securing the dreaded Fenris-wolf.
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The poems of the Poetic Edda have waited a long time for a Modern English translation that would do them justice. Here it is at last (Odin be praised!) and well worth the wait. These amazing texts from a 13th-century Icelandic manuscript are of huge historical, mythological and literary importance,
Overview: "The poems of the Poetic Edda have waited a long time for a Modern English translation that would do them justice. Here it is at last (Odin be praised!) and well worth the wait. These amazing texts from a 13th-century Icelandic manuscript are of huge historical, mythological and literary i