num_pages: 384
description: Authoritative, comprehensive reference incorporating the latest research on tales, literary and oral sources, and the broad-reaching cultural legacy of Norse mythology.The book describes the pagan origins of Scandinavia, the interaction between the Vikings and other Europeans, and the concept of time in Norse mythology, and gives a dictionary of deities, themes, and concepts. With 200 entries of up to four pages each, the dictionary includes both well-known characters like Thor and minor figures such as Gleipnir, the "fetter with which the wolf Fenrir was finally bound." It also includes further references about Viking and medieval Scandinavia, archaeology, etymology, the conversion of Iceland, other encyclopedias, and more.
language: English
title: Handbook of Norse Mythology
titlecomplete: Handbook of Norse Mythology (World Mythology)
genres: Medieval, Witchcraft, Research, History, Paganism, Religion, Reference, Folklore, Nonfiction, Mythology
ratings_count: 1342
series: ABC-CLIO’s Handbooks of World Mythology
publisher: ABC-CLIO