Gods and Heroes from Viking Mythology (The World Mythology Series) [Paperback]

Brian Branston (Author), Giovanni Caselli (Illustrator)

Book Description

Series: The World Mythology Series | Publication Date: April 1994

Collected here in one volume, are 28 fantastic stories, first told hundreds of years ago by conquering Vikings. Included are an illustrated family tree of the major gods and goddesses, an index, and a guide to the symbols in the illustrations. Ful color.

Product Details

• Paperback: 152 pages
• Publisher: Peter Bedrick Books (April 1994)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 087226906X
• ISBN-13: 978-0872269064
• Product Dimensions: 7.8 x 5.1 x 1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #833,797 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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4.0 out of 5 stars Gods and Heroes from Viking Mythology, June 12, 2000

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This review is from: Gods and Heroes from Viking Mythology (World Mythology Series) (Library Binding)

This is an excellent prose collection of myths from the Eddawritten for young people. It is told in a style that hearkens back tothe poetic style of the Norse skalds with its rich descriptive language, yet remains engaging to modern readers. Along with the familiar stories of Thor, Loki, and the rest of the Aesir are a few less-frequently heard tales of Viking mortals like "Trembling Hood" and stories better known from other sources ("Sigurd the dragon-slayer"). The whole collection is told through the framing device of a "King Gylfi" of Sweden, who stumbles into the hall of the gods and hears the tales from Odin himself. The illustrations are beautiful, especially the black and white line drawings with their use of symbols from the myths and Norse culture (annotated at the end of the book). There is a brief pronunciation guide with the index, but no explanation of what the (frequently significant) names mean. My 6th graders, a fairly critical lot, enjoyed this collection a great deal.