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"The study of Norse or Germanic mythology has long been the guarded province of scholars. Unfortunately, few breakthroughs in terms of new interpretations have been forthcoming in recent years. Neopagan groups referring to themselves as Asatruar, literally those who believe in the Aesir or ""Gods"", have charted their own course in regards to deciphering the symbols and motifs found embedded in Norse myth, but these approaches, though admirable in intent, have often yielded wildly undisciplined or simplistic and naïve analyses. The present volume strives to achieve a ""middle ground"" between the severe strictures of academia and the ever-evolving and very individualistic belief systems of modern-day spiritual Vikings. It is with this goal in mind that the author presents thirty essays that he hopes will serve to fill the void in critical yet creative approaches to the unresolved problems posed by key elements of Norse myth."

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"ABOUT THE AUTHOR August Hunt published his first short stories in his high school newspaper, ""The Wildcat Wire"". These were followed by stories and poems in ""The Phoenix"" literary magazine of Clark Community College, where he received a writing scholarship. Transferring to The Evergreen State College in Olympia, Washington State, he continued to publish pieces in local publications and was awarded the Edith K. Draham literary prize. A few years after graduating with a degree in Celtic and Germanic Studies, he published ""The Road of the Sun: Travels of the Zodiac Twins in Near Eastern and European Myth"". Leading magazine contributions include a cover article on the ancient Sinaguan culture of the American Southwest for Arizona Highways. August has published four other books to date: ""The Mysteries of Avalon: An Introduction to Arthurian Druidism"", ""The Arthur of History: A Reinterpretation of the Evidence"", ""The Real Moses and His God with A New Theory on Atlantis"" and ""Soulrender"" (a novel). All four are in print and available through Amazon.com and Barnes & Noble. Future writing plans include a series of novels based on the story of the Viking hero Starkad the Old."

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