Tales of Valhalla: Norse Myths and Legends
Valhalla and its pantheon of gods and heroes have always fascinated readers, whether it is how these tales illuminate the Viking world or influence cultural touchstones like J. R. R. Tolkien, whose Middle Earth is heavily indebted to Germanic and Norse mythology, as well as Hollywood and comic-culture.In Tales of Valhalla, the Whittocks have dramatically retold these rich stories and sets them in context within the wider Viking world. Including both 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 involv…
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Weitere Autoren: Whittock, Hannah
- ISBN: 978-1-64313-337-9
- EAN: 9781643133379
- Produktnummer: 31783444
- Verlag: Pegasus Books
- Sprache: Englisch
- Erscheinungsjahr: 2020
- Seitenangabe: 288 S.
- Masse: H22.1 cm x B14.3 cm x D2.2 cm 291 g
- Gewicht: 291
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Martyn Whittock has written numerous educational and history books, including titles on Viking and Anglo-Saxon history. He has been a consultant for the BBC, English Heritage and the National Trust and has written for Medieval History magazine and other archaeological journals. He lives in Oxford, UK.
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