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Snorri and the Making of Norse Myths
Palgrave Macmillan
November 2012
On Sale: October 30, 2012
256 pages ISBN: 0230338844 EAN: 9780230338845 Kindle: B008214WQW Paperback / e-Book
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Non-Fiction
Much like Greek and Roman mythology, Norse myths are still with us. Famous storytellers from JRR Tolkien to Neil Gaiman have drawn their inspiration from the long-haired, mead-drinking, marauding and pillaging Vikings. Their creator is a thirteenth-century Icelandic chieftain by the name of Snorri Sturluson. Like Homer, Snorri was a bard, writing down and embellishing the folklore and pagan legends of medieval Scandinavia. Unlike Homer, Snorri was a man of the worldโa wily political power player, one of the richest men in Iceland who came close to ruling it, and even closer to betraying itโฆ In Song of the Vikings, award-winning author Nancy Marie Brown brings Snorri Sturlusonโs story to life in a richly textured narrative that draws on newly available sources.
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