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The Elder Edda

A Book of Viking Lore

Andy Orchard author Andy Orchard translator Andy Orchard editor

Format:Paperback

Publisher:Penguin Books Ltd

Published:7th Apr '11

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The Elder Edda cover

Compiled by an unknown scribe in Iceland around 1270, and based on sources dating back centuries earlier, these mythological and heroic poems tell of gods and mortals from an ancient era: the giant-slaying Thor, the doomed Völsung family, the Hel-ride of Brynhild and the cruelty of Atli the Hun. Eclectic, incomplete and fragmented, these verses nevertheless retain their stark beauty and their power to enthrall, opening a window on to the thoughts, beliefs and hopes of the Vikings and their world.

ISBN: 9780140435856

Dimensions: 198mm x 129mm x 24mm

Weight: 315g

432 pages