Title:
From Asgard to Valhalla : the remarkable history of the Norse myths / Heather O'Donoghue.
Author:
O'Donoghue, Heather.
Publication Information:
London [England] ; New York : I.B. Tauris, 2008, ©2007.
Call Number:
BL860 .O36 2008
ISBN:
9781845118297
Physical Description:
vii, 224 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 24 cm
Contents:
List of Plates--Acknowledgements--A Note on Proper Names--Introduction--Part One: The Earliest Sources of Old Norse Mythology 1. Creation and Cosmos 2. Gods and Giants 3. Heroes and Humans 4. Afterlife and Apocalypse--Part Two: The Reception of Norse Myth 5. The Viking Legacy 6. Romantic Revolutions 7. The Rise of Racism 8. Contemporary Myths--Epilogue--Timeline--Bibliography--Index.
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