Viking Myths & Legends
O knjizi
The stories contained in this volume are derived from the translations by Rasmus B. Anderson and George Stephens of the tales about the Viking warriors Thorstein and Fridthjof the Bold and other figures, all from Icelandic literature.
There are stories of valiant explorers, beautiful princesses who test the strength of would-be suitors, magic swords, potions and spells and great battles fought in a bid to conquer new lands or establish the right to rule their lands in the aftermath of a king's death.
Ranging across the countries we now know collectively as Scandinavia, these stories are by turns heroic, charming and magical.
This ornate hardback edition features gold embossing on the font and back cover, full-colour endpaper designs, ivory pages and stencilled page-edges, making a wonderful collectible edition for any mythology lover.
The Collectable Myth and Legends series contains luxurious gold embossed gift editions of classic myth and legends from around the world, featuring full-colour endpaper designs, ivory pages and striking stencilled page edges.
Detalji
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George Stephens
Engleski filolog, stručnjak za skandinavski folklor i srednji vijek, proslavio se proučavanjem runskih natpisa po Skandinaviji. Umro je 1895.
Rasmus B. Anderson
Američki pisac, profesor, urednik, biznismen i diplomat. Popularizirao je činjenicu da su vikinzi zapravo prvi koji su otkrili Ameriku, te je i sam danskog porijekla. Umro je 1936.
