The Children of Odin
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| Rating | : | 4.43 (924 Votes) |
| Asin | : | B071KZGP84 |
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| Number of Pages | : | 594 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2015-07-01 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
A Little Deceptive Just a note. If you're getting the free version available for the Kindle, it DOES NOT contain Willy Pogany's illustrations, even though Amazon's product description still lists him as a contributor.But it is still a great read, especially for free. Written in a very jejune, almost childlike, style. If you like mythology, you will be entertained by this book.As a side, I recommend Edith Hamilton's Mythology for a good primer in both the Greek and Norse myths. Mythology. "A Trip Down Memory Lane" according to Pistoleer. I was an avid reader/studier of Norse mythology when I was a kid, so I picked this title up on a lark. I am SO glad that I did! This is a fairly comprehensive coverage of the old Norse stories, told in a manner that just seems "right" for the subject matter. Reading these stories, it was easy to imagine myself sitting around the smoky fire of a longhouse, hearing one of the "elders" or skalds telling the tales.The language is a little antiquated, so it might not be the. A Great Into to Norse Mythology Amazon Customer Other than Thor and Odin, I had almost no familiarity with Norse mythology, but decided I wanted to learn more about it. This ended up being one of the best introductions to a new mythology that I have ever read. Written as a narrative (rather than a dictionary of mythological beings, which is what you find in most mythology books), you are able to get a much better picture of the Norse pantheon. I got the Kindle version, so there was none of the artwork mentioned in s
Before time as we know it began, gods and goddesses lived in the city of Asgard. Odin All Father crossed the Rainbow Bridge to walk among men in Midgard. This collection of Norse sagas retold by author Padraic Colum gives us a sense of that magical time when the world was filled with powers and wonders we can hardly imagine.. Thor defended Asgard with his mighty hammer. Mischievous Loki was constantly getting into trouble with the other gods, and dragons and giants walked free