num_pages: 232
description: Whether it be Thor's powerful hammer, the mysterious valkyries, the palatial home of the gods - Asgard - or ravenous wolves and fierce elemental giants, the Norse myths are packed with vivid incident. This is the first book to show how the Norse myths have resonated from era to from Viking-age stories of ice and fire to the epic poetry of Beowulf ; and from Wagner's Ring to Marvel Comics' Mighty Thor . Heather O'Donoghue considers the wider contexts of Norse mythology, including its origins, medieval expression and reception in post-medieval societies right up to the present. From Asgard to Valhalla is a book that will intrigue and delight anyone with an interest in how the Norse myths have so profoundly shaped the western cultural heritage.
language: English
title: From Asgard to Valhalla: The Remarkable History of the Norse Myths
titlecomplete: From Asgard to Valhalla: The Remarkable History of the Norse Myths
genres: Historical, History, Religion, Research, Folklore, Mythology, Nonfiction
ratings_count: 195
awards: awardedAt: 1199174400000
name: Mythopoeic Scholarship Award
category: Myth and Fantasy Studies
publisher: I.B. Tauris