Presents a retelling of the Norse myth about the end of the world that follows the blitz-era evacuation of a young girl whose worldview is dramatically changed upon reading "Asgard and the Gods.".
Contains over four hundred alphabetically arranged entries that provide information on the major figures, places, stories, objects, and themes in Norse mythology, and includes illustrations, a bibliography, an index, and cross-references.
Discusses the mythology of ancient Scandinavia by looking at how they describe the times in which they were created and how they influenced the religion of the Norse people.
A translation of the thirteenth-century text which was composed by Icelandic author Snorri Sturluson as a handbook for poets who, in Snorri's day, were forgetting how to compose in the high style of their predecessors, the skalds or court poets of the Viking Age.
An introduction to Scandinavian mythology that provides an overview of ancient Scandinavian culture, traces the origins of Scandinavian mythology, and highlights popular legends and figures.
