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Brockhampton Press [Published Date: 2004]. Soft cover, 128 pp. Reprint edition.
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Condition & notes
In very good condition. Slightly oversized (8.25 x 11.5") glossy illustrated paper covers with French flaps. Light bumping to edges and corners of covers and light overall scuffing. Binding tight. Light spotting to edges of text block and half-title page. Otherwise pages clean and unmarked. NOT Ex-Library. NO remainder marks. [From front flap]The Vikings were a passionate and ruthless people with a compelling and deep-seated tradition of story-telling, calling upon a vibrant and imaginative collection of myths, legends, folktales and fairy tales. Entertaining and often horrifying legends of gods, goddesses, monsters, giants, elves and trolls contrast with earnest romances to compromise a rich and varied mythological landscape. The Scandinavian people fought a constant battle with nature against a spectacular and dramatic setting, where they lived in perpetual darkness, and then, perpetual light. And their mythology is one of profound contrasts, where unforgettable heroes like Odin and Thor, Freyia and Loki, Sigurd and Gundrun provide a guide for living, a record of pagan Viking thinking. Viking Myths and Legends is a dazzling collection of the most enthralling of these tales, vividly retold and illustrated by an intriguing array of paintings and etchings. Celbrating the compelling appeal of the fiery Viking tradition, this book gathers together the legends and sagas of bygone cultures in a powerful tribute to the heroism, romance and wrath of the Vikings. The Viking myths and legends in this book were retold by K. E. Sullivan who studied English Literature at the University of Western Ontario and University of Toronto in Canada. She has written extensively on art and literature, and is the author of a number of titles in this Series.