Orchard, Andy (Translator): The Elder Edda: A Book of Viking Lore

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Penguin, paperback Publication Date: July 26, 2011 Translated by: Andy Orchard Publisher Marketing: Compiled by an unknown scribe in Iceland around 1270, and based on sources datin g back centuries earlier, these mythological and heroic poems tell of gods and mortals from an ancient era: the giant-slaying Thor, the doomed Völsung family, the Hel-ride of Brynhild and the cruelty of Atli the Hun. Eclectic, incomplete and fragmented, these verses nevertheless retain their stark beauty and their power to enthrall, opening a window on to the thoughts, beliefs and hopes of the Vikings and their world. Show more