Tales of Valhalla : Norse myths & legends / Martyn Whittock and Hannah Whittock.
2018
BL860 .W45 2018eb
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Title
Tales of Valhalla : Norse myths & legends / Martyn Whittock and Hannah Whittock.
Author
Whittock, Martyn J., author.
Edition
First Pegasus books hardcover edition.
ISBN
9781681779126 (electronic book)
1681779129 (electronic book)
9781681778464
1681778467
1681779129 (electronic book)
9781681778464
1681778467
Published
New York, NY : Pegasus Books, 2018.
Copyright
©2018
Language
English
Description
1 online resource (xii, 276 pages)
Call Number
BL860 .W45 2018eb
Dewey Decimal Classification
293.13
Summary
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 mythsstories, usually religious, which explain origins, why things are as they are, the nature of the spiritualand legendsstories 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 eventsTales from Valhalla is an accessible and lively volume that brings these hallmarks of world literature to a new generation.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
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Whittock, Hannah, author.
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