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52 produkter
The Poetic Edda
Häftad, 2014
130 kr
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'She sees, coming up a second time,Earth from the ocean, eternally green;the waterfalls plunge, an eagle soars above them,over the mountain hunting fish.'After the terrible conflagration of Ragnarok, the earth rises serenely again from the ocean, and life is renewed. The Poetic Edda begins with The …
Little Book of Trolls
Inbunden, 2025
163 kr
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Trolls have escaped from the black lava wastes of Iceland and the dense pine forests of Scandinavia to take on a new life in the collective global imagination. They may not steal goats and eat people quite so much, but they remain disruptive and dangerous, even if their limited imaginations …
The Poetic Edda
Inbunden, 2019
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227 kr
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She sees, coming up a second time,earth from the ocean, eternally green;the waterfalls plunge, an eagle soars above them,over the mountain hunting fish.After the terrible conflagration of Ragnarok, the earth rises serenely again from the ocean, and life is renewed. The Poetic Edda begins with The …
Norse Myths
A Guide to the Gods and Heroes
Inbunden, 2017
152 kr
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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 …
Poetic Edda
E-bok, 2014
117 kr
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''She sees, coming up a second time, Earth from the ocean, eternally green; the waterfalls plunge, an eagle soars above them, over the mountain hunting fish.'' After the terrible conflagration of Ragnarok, the earth rises serenely again from the ocean, and life is renewed. The Poetic Edda begins …
A Store of Common Sense
Gnomic Theme and Wisdom in Old Icelandic and Old English Wisdom Poetry
Inbunden, 1993
3074 kr
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A Store of Common Sense is the first comparative study in English of Old Icelandic and Old English wisdom poetry. It examines problems of form, unity, and coherence, and how the genre responds to social change, both reflecting and shaping the thinking of the communities which originate it. Carolyne …
Women and Writing in Medieval Europe: A Sourcebook
Häftad, 1995
878 kr
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Carolyne Larrington has gathered together a uniquely comprehensive collection of writing by, for and about medieval women, spanning one thousand years and Europe from Iceland to Byzantiu. The extracts are arranged thematically, dealing with the central areas of medieval women's lives and their …
Poetic Edda
Essays on Old Norse Mythology
Av Paul Acker, Carolyne Larrington
Häftad, 2013
945 kr
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This unique collection of essays applies significant critical approaches to the mythological poetry of the Poetic Edda, a principal source for Old Norse cosmography and the legends of Odin, Loki, and Thor. The volume also provides very useful introductions that sketch the critical history of the …
Revisiting the Poetic Edda
Essays on Old Norse Heroic Legend
Av Paul Acker, Carolyne Larrington
Inbunden, 2013
3154 kr
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Bringing alive the dramatic poems of Old Norse heroic legend, this new collection offers accessible, ground-breaking and inspiring essays which introduce and analyse the exciting legends of the two doomed Helgis and their valkyrie lovers; the dragon-slayer Sigurðr; Brynhildr the implacable …
Norse Myths That Shape the Way We Think
Inbunden, 2023
207 kr
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A fresh look at the stories at the heart of Norse mythology, exploring their cultural impact right up to the present day. The heroes and villains of Norse mythology have endured for centuries, infiltrating art, opera, film, television and books, shape-shifting – like the trickster Loki – to suit …
Little Book of Dragons
Inbunden, 2025
142 kr
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Whether they breathe fire from above, spit poison on the land, or cause churning maelstroms in the sea, dragons can be found lurking in the margins of illuminated legend around the world. Their global ubiquity means they have many guises: primordial chaos-monsters to the ancients, wise and …
Little Book of Fairies
Inbunden, 2026
145 kr
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In our modern age fairies are diminutive, winged spirits associated with the innocence of childhood, or else the brooding heroes of popular romantasy books. But the fairies of the British Isles have taken many guises. To the early Britons they were fallen angels or relegated pagan gods, denizens of …
Poetic Edda
Essays on Old Norse Mythology
Av Paul Acker, Carolyne Larrington
Inbunden, 2002
3154 kr
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This unique collection of essays applies significant critical approaches to the mythological poetry of the Poetic Edda, a principal source for Old Norse cosmography and the legends of Odin, Loki, and Thor. The volume also provides very useful introductions that sketch the critical history of the …
King Arthur's Enchantresses
Morgan and Her Sisters in Arthurian Tradition
E-bok, 2006
424 kr
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Interest in the Arthurian myths is running at perhaps unprecedented levels, and has become a thoroughly mainstream preoccupation. This is evidenced by the stream of novels, non-fiction works and films - such as Antoine Fuqua's movie King Arthur, released in 2004 - about the perennially powerful …
Winter is Coming
The Medieval World of Game of Thrones
E-bok, 2017
298 kr
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Game of Thrones is a phenomenon. As Carolyne Larrington reveals in this essential companion to George R R Martin's fantasy novels and the HBO mega-hit series based on them the show is the epitome of water-cooler TV. It is the subject of intense debate in national newspapers; by PhD students asking …
Land of the Green Man
A Journey Through the Supernatural Landscapes of the British Isles
E-bok, 2017
265 kr
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Beyond its housing estates and identikit high streets there is another Britain. This is the Britain of mist-drenched forests and unpredictable sea-frets: of wraith-like fog banks, druidic mistletoe and peculiar creatures that lurk, half-unseen, in the undergrowth, tantalising and teasing just at …
Winter is Coming
The Medieval World of Game of Thrones
E-bok, 2017
323 kr
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Game of Thrones is a phenomenon. As Carolyne Larrington reveals in this essential companion to George R R Martin's fantasy novels and the HBO mega-hit series based on them the show is the epitome of water-cooler TV. It is the subject of intense debate in national newspapers; by PhD students asking …
Land of the Green Man
A Journey Through the Supernatural Landscapes of the British Isles
E-bok, 2017
259 kr
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Beyond its housing estates and identikit high streets there is another Britain. This is the Britain of mist-drenched forests and unpredictable sea-frets: of wraith-like fog banks, druidic mistletoe and peculiar creatures that lurk, half-unseen, in the undergrowth, tantalising and teasing just at …
A Handbook to Eddic Poetry
Myths and Legends of Early Scandinavia
Av Carolyne Larrington, Judy Quinn m. fl.
Inbunden, 2016
1795 kr
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This is the first comprehensive and accessible survey in English of Old Norse eddic poetry: a remarkable body of literature rooted in the Viking Age, which is a critical source for the study of early Scandinavian myths, poetics, culture and society. Dramatically recreating the voices of the …
Women and Writing in Medieval Europe: A Sourcebook
E-bok, 2003
1036 kr
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Carolyne Larrington has gathered together a uniquely comprehensive collection of writing by, for and about medieval women, spanning one thousand years and Europe from Iceland to Byzantiu. The extracts are arranged thematically, dealing with the central areas of medieval women''s lives and their …
Women and Writing in Medieval Europe: A Sourcebook
E-bok, 2003
1036 kr
Lägg i varukorg
Carolyne Larrington has gathered together a uniquely comprehensive collection of writing by, for and about medieval women, spanning one thousand years and Europe from Iceland to Byzantiu. The extracts are arranged thematically, dealing with the central areas of medieval women''s lives and their …
Revisiting the Poetic Edda
Essays on Old Norse Heroic Legend
Av Carolyne Larrington, Paul Acker
E-bok, 2013
976 kr
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Bringing alive the dramatic poems of Old Norse heroic legend, this new collection offers accessible, ground-breaking and inspiring essays which introduce and analyse the exciting legends of the two doomed Helgis and their valkyrie lovers; the dragon-slayer Sigurðr; Brynhildr the implacable …
Revisiting the Poetic Edda
Essays on Old Norse Heroic Legend
Av Carolyne Larrington, Paul Acker
E-bok, 2013
976 kr
Lägg i varukorg
Bringing alive the dramatic poems of Old Norse heroic legend, this new collection offers accessible, ground-breaking and inspiring essays which introduce and analyse the exciting legends of the two doomed Helgis and their valkyrie lovers; the dragon-slayer Sigurðr; Brynhildr the implacable …
Poetic Edda
Essays on Old Norse Mythology
Av Carolyne Larrington, Paul L. Acker
E-bok, 2002
1091 kr
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This unique collection of essays applies significant critical approaches to the mythological poetry of the Poetic Edda, a principal source for Old Norse cosmography and the legends of Odin, Loki, and Thor. The volume also provides very useful introductions that sketch the critical history of the …
Poetic Edda
Essays on Old Norse Mythology
Av Carolyne Larrington, Paul L. Acker
E-bok, 2002
1115 kr
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This unique collection of essays applies significant critical approaches to the mythological poetry of the Poetic Edda, a principal source for Old Norse cosmography and the legends of Odin, Loki, and Thor. The volume also provides very useful introductions that sketch the critical history of the …
Revisiting the Poetic Edda
Essays on Old Norse Heroic Legend
Av Paul Acker, Carolyne Larrington
Häftad, 2015
928 kr
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Bringing alive the dramatic poems of Old Norse heroic legend, this new collection offers accessible, ground-breaking and inspiring essays which introduce and analyse the exciting legends of the two doomed Helgis and their valkyrie lovers; the dragon-slayer Sigurðr; Brynhildr the implacable …
A Handbook to Eddic Poetry
Myths and Legends of Early Scandinavia
Av Carolyne Larrington, Judy Quinn m. fl.
Häftad, 2018
542 kr
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This is the first comprehensive and accessible survey in English of Old Norse eddic poetry: a remarkable body of literature rooted in the Viking Age, which is a critical source for the study of early Scandinavian myths, poetics, culture and society. Dramatically recreating the voices of the …
Handbook to Eddic Poetry
Myths and Legends of Early Scandinavia
Av Brittany Schorn, Judy Quinn m. fl.
E-bok, 2016
525 kr
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This is the first comprehensive and accessible survey in English of Old Norse eddic poetry: a remarkable body of literature rooted in the Viking Age, which is a critical source for the study of early Scandinavian myths, poetics, culture and society. Dramatically recreating the voices of the …
Handbook to Eddic Poetry
Myths and Legends of Early Scandinavia
Av Brittany Schorn, Judy Quinn m. fl.
E-bok, 2016
525 kr
Lägg i varukorg
This is the first comprehensive and accessible survey in English of Old Norse eddic poetry: a remarkable body of literature rooted in the Viking Age, which is a critical source for the study of early Scandinavian myths, poetics, culture and society. Dramatically recreating the voices of the …
Land of the Green Man
A Journey through the Supernatural Landscapes of the British Isles
Häftad, 2019
247 kr
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Beyond its housing estates and identikit high streets there is another Britain. This is the Britain of mist-drenched forests and unpredictable sea-frets: of wraith-like fog banks, druidic mistletoe and peculiar creatures that lurk, half-unseen, in the undergrowth, tantalising and teasing just at …
