Carolyne Larrington: The Norse Myths | Buch

Cover: 9780500251966 | The Norse Myths | A Guide to the Gods and Heroes | Carolyne Larrington

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Who were the Norse gods the mighty Æsyr, led by Óðinn, and the mysterious Vanir? In The Norse Myths we meet this passionate and squabbling pantheon, and learn of the mythological cosmos they inhabit. Passages translated from the Old Norse bring this legendary world to life, from the myths of creation to ragnarök, the prophesied end of the world at the hands of Lokis army of monsters and giants, and everything that comes in between: the problematic relationship between the gods and the giants, in which enmity and trickery are punctuated by marriages and seductions; the (mis) adventures of human heroes and heroines, with their family feuds, revenges, marriages and murders; and the interaction between the gods and mortals, as Óðinn, the Allfather, betrays his human protégés in order to recruit (dead) heroes for his army. Carolyne Larrington describes the myths origins in pre-Christian Scandinavia and Iceland, and their survival in artefacts and written sources, from Old Norse sagas and poems to the less approving accounts of medieval Christian writers. She traces their influences into the work of Wagner, William Morris and J.R.R. Tolkien, and even the recent Game of Thrones in the resurrection of the Fimbulvetr, or `Mighty Winter.

Über den Autor

Carolyne Larrington is Professor
of Medieval European Literature,
University of Oxford, and Official
Fellow and Tutor, St Johns College.
Her previous books include The
Poetic Edda; Magical Tales: Myth,
Legend and Enchantment in
Childrens Books and Winter is
Coming: The Medieval World of Game
of Thrones. She also presented
BBC Radio 4s `The Lore of the Land,
exploring the enduring relevance of
the creatures of British folklore.

Details

Erscheinungsjahr:	2017
Fachbereich:	Volkskunde
Genre:	Importe
Produktart:	Nachschlagewerke
Rubrik:	Völkerkunde
Medium:	Buch
Inhalt:	Gebunden
ISBN-13:	9780500251966
ISBN-10:	0500251967
Sprache:	Englisch
Einband:	Gebunden
Autor:	Larrington, Carolyne
Hersteller:	Thames & Hudson
Verantwortliche Person für die EU:	Libri GmbH, Europaallee 1, D-36244 Bad Hersfeld, gpsr@libri.de
Maße:	203 x 136 x 30 mm
Von/Mit:	Carolyne Larrington
Erscheinungsdatum:	14.02.2017
Gewicht:	0,487 kg