The Elder Edda: Myths, Gods, and Heroes from the Viking World

The Elder Edda: Myths, Gods, and Heroes from the Viking World (Legends from the Ancient North)
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Legends from the Ancient North: Five classics of Norse literature that inspired J. R. R. Tolkien's epic vision inÂ The HobbitÂ andÂ The Lord of the Rings

Legendary fantasy writer J. R. R. Tolkien spent much of his life studying, translating, and teaching the ancient tales of northern Europe at Oxford and drew on them for his own writing. These epic stories, with their wizards and knights, dragons and trolls, cursed rings and magic swords, are as fascinating today as they were thousands of year ago. Reading them brings us as close as we will ever get to the magical worlds of the Vikings and the origins of their twentieth-century counterpart: Tolkienâ€™s Middle Earth.

Compiled by an unknown scribe in Iceland around 1270, and based on sources dating centuries earlier, the heroic poems ofÂ The Elder EddaÂ tell of gods and mortals from an ancient era: the giant-slaying Thor, the doomed VÃ¶lsung family, the Hell-ride of Brynhild, and the cruelty of Atli the Hun. Eclectic and fragmented, these verses nevertheless retain their stark beauty and power to enthrall, opening a window on to the thoughts, beliefs and hopes of the Vikings and their world.

For more than seventy years, Penguin has been the leading publisher of classic literature in the English-speaking world. With more than 1,700Â titles, Penguin Classics represents a global bookshelf of the best works throughout history and across genres and disciplines. Readers trust theÂ series to provide authoritative texts enhanced by introductions and notes by distinguished scholars and contemporary authors, as well as up-to-dateÂ translations by award-winning translators.
Country USA
Brand Penguin
Manufacturer Penguin Classics
Binding Paperback
ItemPartNumber 37780142
ReleaseDate 2013-10-29
EANs 9780141393728

Country	USA
Brand	Penguin
Manufacturer	Penguin Classics
Binding	Paperback
ItemPartNumber	37780142
ReleaseDate	2013-10-29
EANs	9780141393728

The Elder Edda: Myths, Gods, and Heroes from the Viking World (Legends from the Ancient North)

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