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'Norse Mythology' explores the magical myths and legends of Norway, Sweden, Denmark, Iceland and Viking-Age Greeland - outlining along the way the prehistoric tales and beliefs from these regions that have remained embedded in the imagination of the world.

Title Norse mythology : a guide to gods, heroes, rituals, and beliefs / John Lindow. [electronic resource]
Edition First edition.
Publisher Oxford : Oxford University Press
Creation Date 2023
Notes Previously issued in print: Santa Barbara: ABC-Clio, 2001.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
English
Content Contents
A Note on Orthography
1 Introduction
2 Time
3 Deities, Themes, and Concepts
4 Print and Nonprint Resources
Index
Series Oxford scholarship online.
Extent 1 online resource (382 pages)
Language English
National Library system number 997010712461705171
MARC RECORDS
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