Awards

• Winner of 1st Prize (Best Series) - New York Book Show 2007

Overview

How many words do the Sami have to describe features of reindeer? Who were the three Norns who sat under Yggdrasil's branches? How did Nordic spirit-callers cast their magical spells? In this informative pocket book, author and aclaimed wine-writer Linda Johnson-Bell tells the story of Northern European paganism, and paints a landscape of stunning beauty, populated by otherworldly shamen, strange gods, heathen temples and living elemental energies.

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9781907155468

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"Wooden Books are: ""Fascinating"" FINANCIAL TIMES. ""Beautiful"" LONDON REVIEW OF BOOKS. ""Rich and Artful"" THE LANCET. ""Genuinely mind-expanding"" FORTEAN TIMES. ""Excellent"" NEW SCIENTIST. ""Stunning"" NEW YORK TIMES. Small books, big ideas."

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Johnson-Bell is an author, a water management expert & climate change researcher, and is the founder of The Wine and Climate Change Institute (twacci.org) in Oxford. With an MLitt in Northern Studies, she is also focused on her close Saami and Norse ancestry and their pagan, nature-based beliefs and champions Indigenous Knowledge Systems. Visit www.lindajohnsonbell.com.

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