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Author : Leon Ashworth
Publisher : Turtleback
Page : pages
File Size : 44,1 MB
Release : 2003-04
Category :
ISBN : 9780613794183
Gods and Goddesses will enchant readers with ancient tales of power, mischief, love and betrayal. Brimming with Color Photographs and illustrations, this series breathes new life into the gods, their relationships with each other, and the lands over which
Author : Eleanor Rosamund Barraclough
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Page : 338 pages
File Size : 22,23 MB
Release : 2016-10-13
Category : History
ISBN : 0191004472
In the dying days of the eighth century, the Vikings erupted onto the international stage with brutal raids and slaughter. The medieval Norsemen may be best remembered as monk murderers and village pillagers, but this is far from the whole story. Throughout the Middle Ages, long-ships transported hairy northern voyagers far and wide, where they not only raided but also traded, explored and settled new lands, encountered unfamiliar races, and embarked on pilgrimages and crusades. The Norsemen travelled to all corners of the medieval world and beyond; north to the wastelands of arctic Scandinavia, south to the politically turbulent heartlands of medieval Christendom, west across the wild seas to Greenland and the fringes of the North American continent, and east down the Russian waterways trading silver, skins, and slaves. Beyond the Northlands explores this world through the stories that the Vikings told about themselves in their sagas. But the depiction of the Viking world in the Old Norse-Icelandic sagas goes far beyond historical facts. What emerges from these tales is a mixture of realism and fantasy, quasi-historical adventures, and exotic wonder-tales that rocket far beyond the horizon of reality. On the crackling brown pages of saga manuscripts, trolls, dragons, and outlandish tribes jostle for position with explorers, traders, and kings. To explore the sagas and the world that produced them, Eleanor Rosamund Barraclough now takes her own trip through the dramatic landscapes that they describe. Along the way, she illuminates the rich but often confusing saga accounts with a range of other evidence: archaeological finds, rune-stones, medieval world maps, encyclopaedic manuscripts, and texts from as far away as Byzantium and Baghdad. As her journey across the Old Norse world shows, by situating the sagas against the revealing background of this other evidence, we can begin at least to understand just how the world was experienced, remembered, and imagined by this unique culture from the outermost edge of Europe so many centuries ago.
Author : Leon Ashworth
Publisher : Smart Apple Media
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 39,15 MB
Release : 2003-04
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 9781583401934
An introduction to the gods, goddesses, and religion of ancient Vikings and Northlands.
Author : George Herbert Tinley Kimble
Publisher : New York : American Geographical Society, J. Wiley & Sons
Page : 552 pages
File Size : 31,34 MB
Release : 1955
Category : Arctic Coast (Canada)
ISBN :
Textbook summarizing the present knowledge of the arctic and sub-arctic in 27 chapters by 14 specialists.
Author : Martina Sprague
Publisher : Hippocrene Books
Page : 386 pages
File Size : 47,67 MB
Release : 2007
Category : History
ISBN : 9780781811767
Until the early 1000s, waves of strange and ferocious warriors from the barren northlands swept into Britain and Western Europe. Plundering and pillaging, they left devastation in their wake. Trembling victims never knew when they would strike next. The Vikings fought for personal glory, material wealth and a longing for adventure and freedom. This book tackles the myth of the Vikings, their unconventional methods of warfare, cunning strategies and boldly innovative ship building techniques. The author casts a scholarly eye and a fresh light onto these fiercely independent people.
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Publisher : In the Hands of a Child
Page : 64 pages
File Size : 16,92 MB
Release : 2017
Category :
ISBN :
Introducing an instant classic--master storyteller Neil Gaiman presents a dazzling version of the great Norse myths. Neil Gaiman has long been inspired by ancient mythology in creating the fantastical realms of his fiction. Now he turns his attention back to the source, presenting a bravura rendition of the great northern tales. In Norse Mythology, Gaiman fashions primeval stories into a novelistic arc that begins with the genesis of the legendary nine worlds; delves into the exploits of the deities, dwarves, and giants; and culminates in Ragnarok, the twilight of the gods and the rebirth of a new time and people. Gaiman stays true to the myths while vividly reincarnating Odin, the highest of the high, wise, daring, and cunning; Thor, Odin's son, incredibly strong yet not the wisest of gods; and Loki, the son of a giant, a trickster and unsurpassable manipulator. From Gaiman's deft and witty prose emerges the gods with their fiercely competitive natures, their susceptibility to being duped and to dupe others, and their tendency to let passion ignite their actions, making these long-ago myths breathe pungent life again.
Author : Leon Ashworth
Publisher : Cherrytree Books
Page : 36 pages
File Size : 27,50 MB
Release : 2006
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 9781842342671
Describes Ancient Egyptian gods and goddesses and the mythology attached to them.
Author : Tom Birkett
Publisher : Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG
Page : 284 pages
File Size : 28,7 MB
Release : 2020-01-20
Category : History
ISBN : 1501513885
The Vikings Reimagined explores the changing perception of Norse and Viking cultures across different cultural forms, and the complex legacy of the Vikings in the present day. Bringing together experts in literature, history and heritage engagement, this highly interdisciplinary collection aims to reconsider the impact of the discipline of Old Norse Viking Studies outside the academy and to broaden our understanding of the ways in which the material and textual remains of the Viking Age are given new meanings in the present. The diverse collection draws attention to the many roles that the Vikings play across contemporary culture: from the importance of Viking tourism, to the role of Norse sub-cultures in the formation of local and international identities. Together these collected essays challenge the academy to rethink its engagement with popular reiterations of the Vikings and to reassess the position afforded to ‘reception’ within the discipline.
Author : Ree Thornton
Publisher :
Page : 116 pages
File Size : 38,64 MB
Release : 2020-06-30
Category :
ISBN : 9780648780236
Winter Viking A Viking queen on the run... Widow Ásta Helgesen's husband died years ago in a brutal attack that cost her everything she loved. For four years, she has lived as Ásta Oleander, hiding in plain sight as she mourns her husband. The one time she took a man to her furs, the crushing guilt overwhelmed her brief need to move and she vowed Dànel would be the last. Now the maniacal Jarl who killed her husband has discovered she's alive and is determined to make her his bride. He's dangerous, powerful and will stop at nothing to get what he wants. Forced to flee, Ásta journeys to the bitterly cold northlands to seek sanctuary in the isolated lands of a man she bedded once, and then rejected. Will he protect her from a murderer? Or has she made a terrible mistake? A warrior with a painful past... Following the death of his brother, Dànel Kvitfjell has returned to the Sámi northlands to take over the shipping fleet that supports the family village. Yet everything reminds him of the tragedy that led to his childhood banishment and he realises that, after more than a decade fostered with Vikings, his family now feel more like strangers. All he wants is to fulfill his duty to his people and return to life with his Viking comrades, but the unexpected arrival of Ásta and her dangerous secrets jeopardizes everything. Why has the woman who rejected his affections sought him out? Forced to flee deep into the wilderness with Ásta, Dànel must confront the painful past that haunts him. Can he protect Ásta from both the man hunting her and the harsh winter land where one mistake can steal those you love?
Author : Rosalind Kerven
Publisher : Chartwell Books
Page : 370 pages
File Size : 41,43 MB
Release : 2017-09-15
Category : History
ISBN : 0785835555
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