02331nam 2200493 450 991079389410332120230124195750.00-500-77377-7(CKB)4100000009154004(MiAaPQ)EBC5878087(EXLCZ)99410000000915400420190928d2017 uy 0engurcnu||||||||txtrdacontentcrdamediacrrdacarrierThe Norse myths a guide to the gods and heroes /Carolyne LarringtonLondon ;New York, New York :Thames & Hudson,[2017]©20171 online resource (208 pages) illustrations, maps0-500-25196-7 Includes bibliographical references (page 203) and index.Introduction: Sources and survivals -- The gods and goddesses -- Creating and crafting the world -- Opposing powers -- Fit for Valhöll : human heroes -- Heroes of the Viking world -- End times-- and renewal.The Norse Myths presents the infamous Viking gods, from the mighty Asyr, led by Odin, and the mysterious Vanir, to Thor and the mythological cosmos they inhabit. Passages translated from Old Norse bring this legendary world to life, from the myths of creation to ragnarök, the prophesied end of the world at the hands of Loki's army of monsters and giants, and everything that comes in between: the long and problematic relationship between the gods and the giants, the (mis)adventures of human heroes and heroines, with their family feuds, revenges, marriages, and murders; and the interaction between the gods and mortals.--Source other than Library of Congress.Mythology, NorseFolkloreScandinaviaSOCIAL SCIENCEFolklore & MythologybisacshHISTORYAncientbisacshScandinaviafastMythology, Norse.FolkloreSOCIAL SCIENCEFolklore & Mythology.HISTORYAncient.293.13398.2094823Larrington Carolyne222983MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910793894103321The Norse myths3753888UNINA