Song of the Vikings: Snorri and the Making of Norse Myths - Rilegato

Brown, Nancy Marie

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ISBN 10: 0230338844 ISBN 13: 9780230338845

Casa editrice: Palgrave Macmillan, 2012

Riassunto

Much like Greek and Roman mythology, Norse myths are still with us. Famous storytellers from JRR Tolkien to Neil Gaiman have drawn their inspiration from the long-haired, mead-drinking, marauding and pillaging Vikings. Their creator is a thirteenth-century Icelandic chieftain by the name of Snorri Sturluson. Like Homer, Snorri was a bard, writing down and embellishing the folklore and pagan legends of medieval Scandinavia. Unlike Homer, Snorri was a man of the world—a wily political power player, one of the richest men in Iceland who came close to ruling it, and even closer to betraying it... InSong of the Vikings, award-winning author Nancy Marie Brown brings Snorri Sturluson’s story to life in a richly textured narrative that draws on newly available sources.

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'...rivetingly told.' - Tom Shippey's book of the year, Times Literary Supplement --Times Literary Supplement

Descrizione del libro:

A journey into the heart of the ancient North to witness the Vikings, Chieftains, and Epic Sagas, and meet the man who created Norse mythology

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• Editore: Palgrave Macmillan
• Data di pubblicazione: 2012
• ISBN 10: 0230338844
• ISBN 13: 9780230338845
• Rilegatura: Copertina rigida
• Numero di pagine: 244