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Holy Bible of the Heathens This is an exellent book and a pretty good translation of the 12th century icelandic epics. It tells the myths of the Germans, English, Danes and Scandinavians before Christianity. I really enjoyed the first half of the book as it described how the world began and how its going to end according to our ancestors and not the Jews/Christians. But i enjoyed it less then 'Gods and Myths of Northern Europe' (see my reviews), which i thought was better and easier to understand. This book is probably best for... more info
bit dissapointed i was dissapointed in this book... i enjoyed the first half of the book which talks of the creation and destruction of the world with a few tales thrown in... that was good. the second half of the book i found hugely dissapointing as it is mainly a large collection of poems which sound very cryptic and i found very difficult to understand (probably because they have been translated from icelandic and because a hell of lot of metaphors are used)i think this book would have appealed to more to someone who... more info
The definitive guide to norse mythology, a must read book This book recalls how the world was formed and how it will be destroyed, and has some amusing stories in the middle. A work of genius
Edda at last A must for anyone interested in ancient Norse mythology or the sources for Wagner's Ring Cycle. Very amusing stories written in an accurate, but easy-to-understand style.
