@article{1429226,
      recid = {1429226},
      author = {Whittock, Martyn J., and Whittock, Hannah,},
      title = {Tales of Valhalla : Norse myths & legends /},
      pages = {1 online resource (xii, 276 pages)},
      abstract = {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.},
      url = {http://library.usi.edu/record/1429226},
}