Myth & legend told as fiction
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Myth & legend told as fiction
Paperback. Suitable for poets to compose in the style of the skalds of the Viking ages, this title includes the whole of Gylfaginning ("The deluding of Gylfi") - a guide to mythology that forms one of the great storybooks of the Middle Ages - and the longer heroic tales and legends of "Skaldskaparmal" (Poetic diction). Translator(s): Young, Jean I. Num Pages: 134 pages. BIC Classification: 1DN; FQ; HRKP5. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 201 x 137 x 9. Weight in Grams: 164. Tales from Norse Mythology. 134 pages. Suitable for poets to compose in the style of the skalds of the Viking ages, this title includes the whole of Gylfaginning ("The deluding of Gylfi") - a guide to mythology that forms one of the great storybooks of the Middle Ages - and the longer heroic tales and legends of "Skaldskaparmal" (Poetic diction). Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: 1DN; FQ; HRKP5. Dimension: 201 x 137 x 9. Weight: 164. Translator(s): Young, Jean I.
- Publisher
- University of California Press
- Number of pages
- 134
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Edition
- 3 Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520273054
- ISBN
- 9780520273054
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 27.99€ 20.85
€ 27.99
€ 20.85
Paperback. One of the great storybooks of the middle ages: a master storyteller from the thirteenth century recounts classic tales of Icelandic mythology along with a lesson to young poets on the importance of learning, respecting, and continuing traditional Icelandic poetic styles. Num Pages: 224 pages, Illustrations, map. BIC Classification: FQ; HRKP5. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 14. Weight in Grams: 170.
- Publisher
- Penguin Classics United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 224
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Edition
- Penguin Classics
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780140447552
- ISBN
- 9780140447552
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 10.82
€ 13.99
€ 10.82
Paperback. Ancient legend tells of an army of knights that will remain sleeping until the last days. The knights are waking up. Num Pages: 384 pages, maps. BIC Classification: FM; FQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 139 x 28. Weight in Grams: 368.
- Publisher
- Thomas Nelson Publishers
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781595549099
- ISBN
- 9781595549099
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 19.28
€ 19.99
€ 19.28
Paperback. By turns dark and uplifting, Mike Barnes' original fables explore the otherworldliness of relationships, family, madness and death. Illustrator(s): Segbingway. Num Pages: 200 pages, 65 B&W illustrations. BIC Classification: FQ; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 152 x 203 x 10. Weight in Grams: 257.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Biblioasis Canada
- Number of pages
- 200
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781926845449
- ISBN
- 9781926845449
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 16.95
€ 17.99
€ 16.95
The Russian Folktale by Vladimir Yakovlevich Propp (Series in Fairy-Ta...
Vladimir Yakovlevich Propp
Paperback. Translates and contextualizes Vladimir Propp's later work "The Russian Folktale." Num Pages: 424 pages. BIC Classification: FQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 222 x 144 x 24. Weight in Grams: 628.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Wayne State University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780814334669
- ISBN
- 9780814334669
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 54.08
€ 54.08
Paperback. Drawing on a rich oral tradition, this work describes both the tangled, often treacherous relations within three generations of the royal family and the exploits of Hrolf's famous champions. Num Pages: 144 pages. BIC Classification: FC; FQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 131 x 195 x 9. Weight in Grams: 112.
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 144
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Edition
- Penguin Classics
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780140435931
- ISBN
- 9780140435931
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 10.82
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Paperback. Set at the end of the tenth century, this title is about the time Scandinavia was converting from worship of Norse gods to Christianity. It focuses on two families that of Hoskuld, a prominent farmer with several sons, and that of Gudrun, the most beautiful woman ever born in Iceland. Translator(s): Kunz, Keneva. Num Pages: 272 pages, maps. BIC Classification: DQ; FQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 18. Weight in Grams: 204.
- Publisher
- Penguin Classics
- Number of pages
- 272
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780140447750
- ISBN
- 9780140447750
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 14.99€ 11.58
€ 14.99
€ 11.58
Paperback. Combines mythology, legend and human drama. This book focuses on the heroic deeds of Sigurd the dragon slayer who acquires magical knowledge from one of Odin's Valkyries. It incorporates strands from the oral narratives of the fourth and fifth centuries, when Attila the Hun and other warriors fought on the northern frontiers of the Roman Empire. Translator(s): Byock, Jesse L. Num Pages: 160 pages, glossary, maps. BIC Classification: DNF; FC; FQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 130 x 196 x 11. Weight in Grams: 124.
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 160
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Edition
- New Ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780140447385
- ISBN
- 9780140447385
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 10.82
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Paperback. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: FQ; VXWM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 143 x 20. Weight in Grams: 316. 320 pages. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: FQ; VXWM. Dimension: 216 x 143 x 20. Weight: 308.
- Publisher
- Weiser Books
- Number of pages
- 320
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781578632909
- ISBN
- 9781578632909
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 18.88
€ 19.99
€ 18.88
Paperback. Exploring universal themes of spiritual renewal, "The Shamans Quest" shows us how we can find the Great Song of Life and learn to value the sacred qualities of Nature and the Universe. Num Pages: 111 pages. BIC Classification: FQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 8. Weight in Grams: 120.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- John Hunt Publishing United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 111
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781780996516
- ISBN
- 9781780996516
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Condition: New
€ 14.99€ 13.48
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Paperback. The tale of the Trojan War brilliantly retold by the bestselling author of THE THORN BIRDS. Num Pages: 496 pages, map. BIC Classification: FQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 201 x 130 x 33. Weight in Grams: 338.
- Publisher
- Orion Publishing Co
- Number of pages
- 496
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781409118558
- ISBN
- 9781409118558
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Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 10.83
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Paperback. The world first publication of a previously unknown work of fantasy by J.R.R. Tolkien, which tells the powerful story of a doomed young man who is sold into slavery and who swears revenge on the magician who killed his father. Editor(s): Flieger, Verlyn. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: FM; FQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130. Weight in Grams: 270.
- Publisher
- HarperCollins Publishers
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2018
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780008131388
- ISBN
- 9780008131388
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 11.99€ 9.74
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Paperback. The Tailor never travelled further than Scotland, yet the breadth of the world could not contains the wealth of his humour and fantasy. All human life is here - marriages, inquests, matchmaking, wakes - and always the Tailor, his wife and their black cow. Num Pages: 168 pages. BIC Classification: FQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 130 x 16. Weight in Grams: 214 224pp. Introduction by Frank O'Connor
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1981
- Publisher
- Mercier Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780853420507
- ISBN
- 9780853420507
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Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 13.61
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Paperback. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: FQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 126 x 12. Weight in Grams: 244.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Seren
- Number of pages
- 192
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781781721056
- ISBN
- 9781781721056
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Condition: New
€ 16.99€ 16.11
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Paperback. Contains the descriptions of North America, a bountiful land of grapes and vines, discovered by Vikings five centuries before Christopher Columbus. This title counts the Icelandic settlement of Greenland by Eirik the Red and the chance discovery by seafaring adventurers of a mysterious new land. Num Pages: 144 pages, black & white illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: DQ; FQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 128 x 10. Weight in Grams: 114.
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 144
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780140447767
- ISBN
- 9780140447767
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 10.82
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Paperback. Series: Dover Children's Classics. Num Pages: 256 pages, Illustrationsmusic. BIC Classification: 1DBKW; FQ; JFHF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 136 x 12. Weight in Grams: 240.
- Publisher
- Dover Publications Inc. United States
- Number of pages
- 256
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Edition
- New ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780486417110
- ISBN
- 9780486417110
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 14.99€ 11.30
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Paperback. Series: Mabinogion Series. Num Pages: 200 pages. BIC Classification: FQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 132 x 15. Weight in Grams: 270.
- Publisher
- Poetry Wales Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 200
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781854115515
- ISBN
- 9781854115515
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Condition: New
€ 20.73
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Paperback. From the bestselling author of the acclaimed Merlin trilogy comes this startling reappraisal of the last days of Camelot and the story of King Arthur's bastard son Mordred Num Pages: 544 pages. BIC Classification: FQ; FV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 136 x 35. Weight in Grams: 444.
- Publisher
- Hodder & Stoughton
- Number of pages
- 544
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781444737547
- ISBN
- 9781444737547
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 10.82
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Paperback. Series: Warlord Chronicles. Num Pages: 512 pages. BIC Classification: FQ; FV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 131 x 198 x 33. Weight in Grams: 354.
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781405928328
- ISBN
- 9781405928328
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 14.99€ 11.60
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Hardback. Features a collection of 26 traditional stories from different Native American tribes, including the Pawnee, Cheyenne, Blackfoot, and Lakota. In this title, these include "The Gift of the Sacred Calf Pipe" which demonstrate the deep spiritual values contained in Native American oral culture. Illustrator(s): Goble, Paul. Num Pages: 48 pages, 45 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: FQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 266 x 187 x 12. Weight in Grams: 434.
- Publisher
- World Wisdom Books
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781935493204
- ISBN
- 9781935493204
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 16.99€ 16.58
€ 16.99
€ 16.58