Encyclopedia of Giants and Humanoids in Myth Legend and Folklore

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Encyclopedia of Giants and Humanoids in Myth Legend and Folklore

Author	: Theresa Bane
File Size	: 55,8 Mb
Publisher	: McFarland
Language	: English
Release Date	: 12 May 2016
ISBN	: 9781476623382
Pages	: 212 pages

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Encyclopedia of Giants and Humanoids in Myth Legend and Folklore by Theresa Bane Book PDF Summary

Every culture has in its folklore and mythology beings of immense size and strength, as well as other preternatural humanoids great or small who walk among us, serving the divine or fulfilling their own agendas. This book catalogs the lore and legends of more than 1,000 different humanoid species and individual beings, including the Titans, Valkyries, Jotnar, yōkai, biblical giants, elves, ogres, trolls and many more.

Encyclopedia of Giants and Humanoids in Myth Legend and Folklore by Theresa Bane

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