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Condizione: As New. shiny blue, black & embossed gilt decorative hardcover 8vo. (octavo). no dustwrapper (as issued). very fine cond. mint cond. looks new. like new. as new. binding square & tight. covers clean. edges clean. contents free of markings. nice clean copy. no library markings, store stamps, stickers, bookplates, no names, inking, underlining, remainder markings etc~. 8th printing (#8 in # line). silver metallic decorative endpapers. decorative title pg. 479p+ publishers ad. minor chapter head decorations. bibliographies & text sources. mythology. religion. medieval literature. medieval history. folklore. ~ Publisher's Note: Norse mythology has its roots in the oral tradition of storytelling across the northern Germanic and Scandinavian lands from paganism through to Christianity, with tales telling of mythological characters and stories, along with family sagas relating pseudo~historical events. These were all written down in Old Norse in manuscripts mostly around the thirteenth century, and have been translated and re~told many times since. This collection aims to present a curated selection of introductions, summaries and stories for you to enjoy uncluttered, for their innate power to inform, entertain and enthrall. They have been drawn from various sources (see Biographies & Text Sources), and some alterations have been made in terms of spellings and presentation ~ including the removal of most accents, which are often used inconsistently ~ in order for the reader to have a more accessible experience. Many of the tales in this book come from H.A Guerber's Edition of Myths of the Norsemen (George G. Harrap, London, 1909) and Abbie Farwell Brown's In The Days of Giants, (Houghton Miffin & Co. New York. 1902). Tbe Story of Frithiof the Bold and The Story of Gunnlaug tbe Worm~Tongue and Raven the Skald are from Morris and Magnusson's 1875 edition of Three Northern Love Sories and Otber Tales (Ellis & White, London), while their Stony of Grett the Strong is a version published by F.S Ellis. 1869. The Laxdaela Saga is based on a translation by Muriel A.C. Press Dent, London, 1899). Remaining contributors, authors, editors and sources for this series include: Loren Auerbach, Norman Bancroft~Hunt, E.M. Berens, Laura Bulbeck, Samuel Butler, Jeremiah Curtin, O.B. Duane, Dr Ray Dunning, W.W. Gibbings, Bethany Gooding, Jake Jackson, Judith John, Katharine Berry Judson, Charles Kingsley, Andrew Lang, J.W. Mackail, Chris McNab, Professor James Riordan, Rachel Storm, K.E. Sullivan.…