Folk Tales/Mythology
NJAL’S SAGA.
Author: Bayerschmidt, Carl F. and Lee M. Hollander
Country: New York
Language: English
Year Published: 1955
No. of pages: 388
Illustrations:
Binding: Hardbound
Size: 6”x 9”
Weight: 2.00
ISBN:
Biblio/Bio:
Code: 4039
Price: $14.50
This is the best-loved Icelandic saga in both ancient and modern times. This book contains a brilliant characterization that is supplemented by lucid literary-historical descriptions of Germanic law as well as the conflicts between paganism and Christianity in the North.
NORSE MYTHS.
Author: Jackson, Jake
Country: England
Language: English
Year Published: 2014
No. of pages: 255
Illustrations:
Binding: Softbound
Size: 8”x 5”
Weight: 1.00
ISBN: 9780857758200
Biblio/Bio:
Code: 7063
Price: $14.50
This book captures the mystery and drama of ancient legends through all the key stories and folktales featuring gods, heroes, monsters and animals, as well as common themes such as creation, love, death and courage. Features an introduction to the history, landscape, characters and culture of the mythology.
RAGNAROK THE END OF THE GODS.
Author: Byatt, A.S.
Country: New York
Language: English
Year Published: 2011
No. of pages: 177
Illustrations: 6 B&W Illustrations.
Binding: Hardbound with Jacket
Size: 7 1/2”x 5”
Weight: 1.00
ISBN: 9780802129925
Biblio/Bio: Bibl.
Code: 7065
Price: $24.50
In this brilliant retelling of the Norse myth about the end of the world, the award-winning author unleashes a story of destruction of life on this planet and the end of the gods themselves. Linguistically stunning and imaginatively abundant, this is a landmark piece of storytelling from “one of the most brilliant minds and speakers of our generation” (The Independent). Illustrated with beautifully rendered etchings, e.g. “ Loki in Chains”.
SAGAS OF ICELANDERS, THE. A Selection
Author: Thorsson, Örnólfur, ed. Preface by Jane Smiley. Introduction by Robert Kellogg
Country: New York
Language: English
Year Published: 2000
No. of pages: 782
Illustrations: 13 B&W Illustrations.
Binding: Clothbound w/ Jacket
Size: 9 1/2”x 6 1/2”
Weight: 3.00
ISBN: 670889903
Biblio/Bio: Index.
Code: 4427
Price: $75.00
A unique body of medieval literature, the Sagas rank with the world’s greatest literary treasures. Many believe that these literary marvels are a precursor to our Western modern tradition of narrative realism. The 11 sagas and 6 shorter tales in this volume recount the adventures of the settlers who first came from Norway to Iceland’s shores and how they founded a unique commonwealth of chieftains in this brave new world of towering mountains and lonely fjords. Thirty translators were selected for this monumental project. Includes historical tables, illustrations, diagrams, and a glossary.
SCANDINAVIAN FOLK BELIEF AND LEGEND.
Author: Reimund Kvideland and Henning K. Sehmsdorf, eds
Country: Minnesota
Language: English
Year Published: 1988
No. of pages: 430
Illustrations: 1 Color Illustrations. 22 B&W Illustrations.
Binding: Softbound
Size: 9”x6”
Weight: 2.00
ISBN: 816619670
Biblio/Bio: Bibl. Index.
Code: 1851
Price: $32.50
This is a rich compendium of hundreds of legends, stories, beliefs, and magic collected from oral sources in preindustrial Scandinavia (Denmark, the Faeroe Islands, Finland, Iceland, Norway, and Sweden). In an extensive introduction the editors outline the political history of the region and describe the primary features of the traditonal rural social structure. Also discussed are the categories of folk forms, and their cultural function. Unlike most collections of Nordic folklore, this volume focuses on beliefs that illustrate the central aspects of the traditional worldview, rather than on prose narratives recognized as literature. “This book will be warmly welcomed by scholars and the general public alike ... a stupendous investment of skills and time.”- Scandinavian- American Bulletin.