NORSE MYTHS: A GUIDE TO THE GODS AND HEROES

The Norse myths speak to us as vibrantly today as when they were told in Viking halls centuries ago. Originating in ancient Scandinavia and Iceland, they were recorded in sagas and poems, and in the (less approving) accounts of medieval Christian writers. This is a fascinating introduction to the vivid, violent, boisterous world of these myths and their cultural legacy. It features fresh and lively translations with photographs and drawings of Norse sites, objects and characters, from Viking Ship burials and dragons on runestones to a berserker among the Lewis Chessmen.