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Dictionary of Northern Mythology
Rudolph Simek
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Description for Dictionary of Northern Mythology
Paperback. Contains information about Christian accounts, Eddic lays, the Elder Edda, runic inscriptions, Roman authors, votive stones, place names and archaeological discoveries. This work provides a definition of mythology which presents the beliefs of the heathen Germanic tribes in their entirety. Translator(s): Hall, Angela. Num Pages: 440 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DN; GBC; HRKP; JFHF. Category: (P) Professional & Scholarly. Dimension: 235 x 158 x 24. Weight in Grams: 672. 438 pages, bibliography, glossary. Contains information about Christian accounts, Eddic lays, the Elder Edda, runic inscriptions, Roman authors, votive stones, place names and archaeological discoveries. This work provides a definition of mythology which presents the beliefs of the heathen Germanic tribes in their entirety. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Scholarly. BIC Classification: 1DN; GBC; HRKP; JFHF. Dimension: 235 x 158 x 24. Weight: 634. Translator(s): Hall, Angela.
Over 1700 entries cover mythology and religion of heathen Germanic tribes: Scandinavians, Goths, Angles and Saxons, 1500 BC-1000 AD. For two and a half thousand years, from 1500 BC to AD 1000, a culture as significant as the classical civilisation of the Mediterranean world settled an immense area in northern Europe that stretched from Iceland to the Black Sea.But the sources of our knowledge about these societies are relatively few, leaving the gods of the North shrouded in mystery. In compiling this dictionary Rudolf Simek has made the fullest possible use of the information available -Christian accounts, Eddic ... Read more
Over 1700 entries cover mythology and religion of heathen Germanic tribes: Scandinavians, Goths, Angles and Saxons, 1500 BC-1000 AD. For two and a half thousand years, from 1500 BC to AD 1000, a culture as significant as the classical civilisation of the Mediterranean world settled an immense area in northern Europe that stretched from Iceland to the Black Sea.But the sources of our knowledge about these societies are relatively few, leaving the gods of the North shrouded in mystery. In compiling this dictionary Rudolf Simek has made the fullest possible use of the information available -Christian accounts, Eddic ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
D.S.Brewer
Number of pages
440
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Condition
New
Number of Pages
438
Place of Publication
Cambridge, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780859915137
SKU
V9780859915137
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Reviews for Dictionary of Northern Mythology
There is not a page that does not inform and enthuse.
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Scholarly and precise - should be established as the standard work on its subject - belongs in any major reference collection.
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Scholarly and precise - should be established as the standard work on its subject - belongs in any major reference collection.
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