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Norse Myths and Legends - Viking tales of gods and heroes (Paperback)
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Norse Myths and Legends - Viking tales of gods and heroes (Paperback)
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List price R471
Loot Price R385
Discovery Miles 3 850
You Save R86 (18%)
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While the main focus of the book is on telling the stories, some
scene-setting is provided at the beginning and each chapter also
contains a section of commentary to explain what is going on and
its significance. The Norse myths have gained widespread attention
in the English-speaking world, partly through a Scandinavian
diaspora, especially in the USA) and partly through a great
interest in the myths and legends which lie behind Viking activity.
Tolkien's 'Middle Earth', too, as seen in both The Lord of the
Rings and The Hobbit films is heavily indebted to Germanic/Norse
mythology. The Whittock's book fills a gap in the market between
academic publications and the interest-generating (but confusing)
products of Hollywood and comic-culture. This is an accessible
book, which both provides a retelling of these dramatic stories and
also sets them in context so that their place within the Viking
world can be understood. The book explores Norse myths (stories,
usually religious, which explain origins, why things are as they
are, the nature of the spiritual) and legends (stories 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 events).
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