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The Prose Edda by Jesse L. Byock, Jesse L Byock
Category: Non-Fiction | Series: Penguin Classics Ser.
The Prose Edda is the most renowned of all works of Scandinavian literature and our most extensive source for Norse mythology. Written in Iceland a century after the close of the Viking Age, it tells ancient stories of the Norse creation epic and recounts the battles that follow as gods, giants, dwarves ...Show more
The Saga of King Hrolf Kraki by Jesse L. Byock
Category: Classics
Drawing on a rich oral tradition, this work describes both the tangled, often treacherous relations within three generations of the royal family and the exploits of Hrolf's famous champions.
The Saga of the Volsungs by Jesse L. Byock (Introduction by, Translator, Editor)
Category: History | Series: Legends from the Ancient North Ser.
Legends from the Ancient North: Five classics of Norse literature that inspired J. R. R. Tolkien's epic vision in The Hobbit and The Lord of the RingsLegendary fantasy writer J. R. R. Tolkien spent much of his life studying, translating, and teaching the ancient tales of northern Europe at Oxford and dr ...Show more
The Saga of the Volsungs: The Norse Epic of Sigurd the Dragon Slayer by Jesse L. Byock, Jesse L Byock
Category: Classics
Based on Viking Age poems, "The Saga of the Volsungs" combines mythology, legend and sheer human drama. At its heart are the heroic deeds of Sigurd the dragon slayer who acquires magical knowledge from one of Odin's Valkyries. Yet it is also set in a very human world, incorporating strands from the oral ...Show more
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