Description
Authoritative, comprehensive reference incorporating the latest research on tales, literary and oral sources, and the broad-reaching cultural legacy of Norse mythology.
The book describes the pagan origins of Scandinavia, the interaction between the Vikings and other Europeans, and the concept of time in Norse mythology, and gives a dictionary of deities, themes, and concepts. With 200 entries of up to four pages each, the dictionary includes both well-known characters like Thor and minor figures such as Gleipnir, the "fetter with which the wolf Fenrir was finally bound." It also includes further references about Viking and medieval Scandinavia, archaeology, etymology, the conversion of Iceland, other encyclopedias, and more.Author: John Lindow
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Published: 06/08/2001
Pages: 384
Binding Type: Hardcover
Weight: 1.81lbs
Size: 10.30h x 7.26w x 1.06d
ISBN13: 9781576072172
ISBN10: 1576072177
BISAC Categories:
- Religion | Comparative Religion
- Social Science | Folklore & Mythology
- Reference | General
About the Author
John Lindow is professor of Scandinavian studies at the University of California, Berkeley, Berkeley, CA.