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Here are thirty two classic Norse myths that bring the ancient Viking world to life. Beautifully retold these tales vividly depict the courage, cruelty and passions that were the hallmarks of the old Norse world.

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Author:   Kevin Crossley-Holland
Publisher:   Random House USA Inc
Imprint:   Pantheon Books
Edition:   New edition
Dimensions:   Width: 15.40cm , Height: 2.30cm , Length: 23.30cm
Weight:   0.425kg
ISBN:  

9780394748467

ISBN 10:   0394748468
Pages:   320
Publication Date:   12 July 1981
Recommended Age:   From 10 years
Audience:   General/trade ,  General
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print  
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Table of Contents

Acknowledgments  /  xi   Introduction  /  xiv      The Norse World  /  xiv      Cosmology  /  xx      The Pantheon  /  xxv      Sources  /  xxxii      The Literary Structure of the Myths  /  xxxvi      Approach  /  xxxix   The Myths 1. The Creation  /  3 2. The War of the Aesir and Vanir  /  7 3. The Building of Asgard’s Wall  /  9 4. Lord of the Gallows  /  15 5. The Song of Rig  /  18 6. The Mead of Poetry  /  26 7. Loki’s Children and the Building of Fenrir  /  33 8. The Theft of Idun’s Apples  /  38 9. The Marriage of Njord and Skadi  /  44 10. The Treasures of the Gods  /  48 11. Skirnir’s Journey  /  54 12. The Lay of Grimnir  /  59 13. The Necklace of the Brisings  /  65 14. The Lay of Thrym  /  70 15. The Lay of Vafthrudnir  /  75 16. Thor’s Journey to Utgard  /  80 17. The Lay of Hymir  /  95 18. Hyndla’s Poem  /  100 19. Thor’s Duel with Hrungnir  /  104 20. Odin and Billing’s Daughter  /  112 21. Gylfi and Gedion  /  114 22. The Lay of Harbard  /  116 23. The Ballad of Svipdag  /  121 24. Thor and Geirrod  /  127 25. The Lay of Loddfafnir  /  133 26. Otter’s Ransom  /  136 27. The Lay of Alvis  /  143 28. Balder’s Dreams  /  147 29. The Death of Balder  /  150 30. Loki’s Flyting  /  162 31. The Binding of Loki  /  169 32. Ragnarok  /  173   Notes  /  179   Glossary  /  237   Bibliography  /  254   Index  /  263

Reviews

Kevin Crossley-Holland retells the Norse myths in clear, attractive prose . . . An excellent introduction, notes, and a glossary provide mythological and historical backgrounds and suggest parallels with myths in other parts of the world. <i>The Denver Post</i>

Kevin Crossley-Holland retells the Norse myths in clear, attractive prose . . . An excellent introduction, notes, and a glossary provide mythological and historical backgrounds and suggest parallels with myths in other parts of the world. <br>- The Denver Post

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KEVIN CROSSLEY-HOLLAND is a poet, translator, playwright, and award-winning author of children's books. Honors he has received include the Guardian Children's Fiction Award and the Tir Na n-Og Award. His King Arthur trilogy has sold more than a million copies and has been translated into twenty-five languages. An Honorary Fellow of St. Edmund Hall, Oxford, and a Fellow of the Royal Society of Literature, he lives in East Anglia.

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