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| Author | : Rosalind Kerven |
| File Size | : 49,8 Mb |
| Publisher | : Chartwell Books |
| Language | : English |
| Release Date | : 15 September 2017 |
| ISBN | : 9780785835554 |
| Pages | : 370 pages |
Written in consultation with leading academics.
Definitive, unique collection of 34 major Viking myths, heroic legends and historical sagas. Features tales of gods, giantesses, dwarfs, valkyries and ghosts; sagas of love and hate, the Viking discovery of America, tales that inspired Tolkien and Shakespeare. Also proverbs, spells, poems, riddles, detailed Notes and a comprehensive Glossary.
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