The Heroes of Asgard

By A Keary

Book Overview

This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.This work is in the public domain in the United States of America,... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1015912540
• ISBN13: 9781015912540
• Release Date: October 2022
• Publisher: Legare Street Press
• Length: 160 Pages
• Weight: 0.51 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 6.1" x 9.2"

Customer Reviews

Part of the English Literature Series.

When they wrote the Edda (12th-century Norse poem collection) (13th-century Norse poem collection compiled by Snorri Sturluson, containing Norse myths, poems, and a treatise on poetry), they were not aware of English. However, there is no excuse for the later translations. If you want to know the gods and their story but have no time to cut through exotic, lengthy prose, then this is the book for you. The stories are straightforward and have a contemporary feel. Still, they are of the time and place they should be and not superimposed in today's century. The illustrations add a dimension to the stories. Being in a sketch form adds to your imagination and helps explain some concepts. After the introduction, the chapters are: Odin How Thor went to Jötunheim Frey's Wooing The Wanderings of Freyja Inûna's Apples Baldur's Death The Binding of Fenrir Next is. Glossary of Harder words, Notes, Glossary of Proper Names, Questions, Subjects for Essays, Helps to Study further, The version I am reviewing is 1924 MACMILLAN AND Co., Limited. St. Martin's Street, London. The first edition was in 1905. I have other versions by the same person; some have radical differences; however, this version has always been my favorite.