The Elder Edda: A Book of Viking Lore (Andy Orchard (Translator)) 6. Maurice (E. M. Forster) 7. The Bloody Chamber and Other Stories (Angela Carter) 8. My Dark Vanessa (Kate Elizabeth Russell) 9. The Count of Monte Cristo (Alexandre Dumas) A Little Life (Hanya Yanagihara). The Elder Edda: A Book of Viking Lore. Compiled by an unknown scribe in Iceland around , and based on sources dating back centuries. 98, 00 Lei. Adauga in cos. The Poetic Edda: The Heroic Poems. Passed down long ago from poet to poet and singer to singer in the great oral tradition of. His Edda, written in Old Norse in around , was the first systematic attempt to explain the pre-Christian mythology of Scandinavia and northern Europe in a way that would make sense to medieval contemporaries. Written primarily as a handbook for the poets of his own time, Snorri’s portraits of Thor, Odin, Loki, Freyr et al. and his account of their dwellings and doings in Ásgard (‘god-home’) and .
GET THIS BOOK The Poetic Edda - Illustrated. TOLKIEN'S BOOKSHELF #2: THE POETIC EDDA The Poetic Edda, also known as The Elder Edda, is a collection of thirty-four Icelandic poems, interwoven with prose, dating from the 9th century to the 12th. J. R. R. Tolkien readily acknowledged his debt to this source. A. Sutherland - www.doorway.ru - Among the Aesir gods in Norse mythology, the supreme god Odin, is frequently depicted sitting on his high seat, Hlidskjalf, in Asgard, the home of the gods. Odin always has his two raven companions, Hugin (Huginn) and Munin (Munnin) on his shoulders. Hugin is believed to represent 'memory', while Munin. Starting at a hundred books per century and making my way down, there are at least several books for the past one thousand years of The Elder Edda: A Book of Viking Lore (Andy Orchard (Translator)) Waltharius (Unknown) The Tale of Genji The Pillow Book (Sei Shonagon) Proslogium (St. Anselm).
Description. Compiled by an unknown scribe in Iceland around , and based on sources dating back centuries earlier, these mythological and heroic poems tell of gods and mortals from an ancient era: the giant-slaying Thor, the doomed Völsung family, the Hel-ride of Brynhild and the cruelty of Atli the Hun. Eclectic, incomplete and fragmented, these verses nevertheless retain their stark beauty and their power to enthrall, opening a window on to the thoughts, beliefs and hopes of the. The Elder Edda: A Book of Viking Lore by Anonymous, translated by Andy Orchard, edited by Andy Orchard, introduction notes by Andy Orchard. Compiled by an unknown scribe in Iceland around , and based on sources dating back centuries earlier, these mythological and heroic poems tell of gods and mortals from an ancient era: the giant-slaying Thor, the doomed Völsung family, the Hel-ride of Brynhild and the cruelty of Atli the Hun. Compiled by an unknown scribe in Iceland around , and based on sources dating back centuries earlier, these mythological and heroic poems tell of gods and mortals from an ancient era: the giant-slaying Thor, the doomed Völsung family, the Hel-ride of Brynhild and the cruelty of Atli the Hun. Eclectic, incomplete and fragmented, these verses nevertheless retain their stark beauty and their power to enthrall, opening a window on to the thoughts, beliefs and hopes of the Vikings and their.
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