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001 2012012031
003 DLC
005 20120329164441.0
008 120320s2012 nyu b 001 0 eng
010 $a 2012012031
020 $a9780230338845 (hardback)
040 $aDLC$beng$cDLC$erda
042 $apcc
043 $aev-----
050 00 $aPT7335.Z5$bB76 2012
082 00 $a839/.63$223
084 $aHIS044000$aHIS037010$2bisacsh
100 1 $aBrown, Nancy Marie.
245 10 $aSong of the Vikings :$bSnorri and the making of the Norse myths /$cNancy Marie Brown.
260 $aNew York :$bPalgrave Macmillan,$c2012.
263 $a1210
300 $apages cm
336 $atext$2rdacontent
337 $aunmediated$2rdamedia
338 $avolume$2rdacarrier
520 $a"Much like Greek and Roman mythology, Norse myths are read, reread, and treasured. Famous storytellers such as JRR Tolkien and Neil Gaiman have drawn their inspiration from the long-haired, mead-drinking, marauding and pillaging Vikings. The author who gave us Nordic mythology is a twelfth-century Icelandic chieftain by the name of Snorri Sturluson. Like Homer, Snorri was a bard, writing down and embellishing the folklore and pagan legends of medieval Scandinavia. While his stories make great reading for children, the amazing world of medieval Scandinavia has been omitted from narrative history. In Song of the Vikings, award-winning author Nancy Marie Brown brings to life the intrigue and power struggles at the court of medieval Reykjav'k that Snorri inhabited. Drawing on new and original research, her deep knowledge of Icelandic history, and first-hand reading of the original medieval sources, Brown produces a richly textured narrative of a world that continues to fascinate. "--$cProvided by publisher.
504 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index.
600 00 $aSnorri Sturluson,$d1179?-1241$xCriticism and interpretation.
650 0 $aOld Norse literature$xInfluence.
650 0 $aLiterature and society$zScandinavia$xHistory.
650 7 $aHISTORY / Europe / Scandinavia.$2bisacsh
650 7 $aHISTORY / Medieval.$2bisacsh