Ebook {Epub PDF} The Norse Myths by Kevin Crossley-Holland

The book brings Northern mythology to life. Kevin Crossley-Holland retells the myths in a flowing, easy-to-follow, contemporary style. This is also a very comprehensive collection of myths that includes thirty two stories, some of which cannot be found in more slender www.doorway.ru by:  · The Norse Myths. Kevin Crossley-Holland. Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group, - Fiction - pages. 0 Reviews. Here are thirty-two Author: Kevin Crossley-Holland. Kevin Crossley-Holland is a well-known poet and prize-winning author for children. His books include Waterslain Angels, a detective story set in north Norfolk in , and Moored Man: A Cycle of North Norfolk Poems; Gatty's Tale, a medieval pilgrimage novel; and the Arthur trilogy (The Seeing Stone, At the Crossing-Places and King of the Middle March), which combines historical fiction with the retelling /5.

Buy The Norse myths. by Kevin Crossley-Holland online at Alibris. We have new and used copies available, in 0 edition - starting at $ Shop now. The Norse myths by Crossley-Holland, Kevin. Publication date Topics Mythology, Norse Publisher New York: Pantheon Books Collection inlibrary; printdisabled; internetarchivebooks; china Digitizing sponsor Internet Archive Contributor Internet Archive Language English. Bibliography: p. Includes index. Kevin Crossley-Holland is a poet-scholar; this is a gritty spare prose re-telling of the Norse myths as if each chapter were part of a unified arcing cycle of Viking cosmology. But his Introductory material and thorough end-Notes show him to be a formidable historian and cultural anthropologist as well, steeped in this era and its literature.

Overview. Here are thirty-two classic myths that bring the pre-Christian Scandinavian world vividly to life. Gods, humans, and monstrous beasts engage in prodigious drinking bouts, contests of strength, greedy schemes for gold, and lusty encounters. Included are tales of Odin, the wisest and most fearsome of all the gods; Thor, the thundering powerhouse; and the exquisite mafic-wielding Freyja. The book brings Northern mythology to life. Kevin Crossley-Holland retells the myths in a flowing, easy-to-follow, contemporary style. This is also a very comprehensive collection of myths that includes thirty two stories, some of which cannot be found in more slender volumes. Kevin Crossley-Holland is a well-known poet and prize-winning author for children. His books include Waterslain Angels, a detective story set in north Norfolk in , and Moored Man: A Cycle of North Norfolk Poems; Gatty's Tale, a medieval pilgrimage novel; and the Arthur trilogy (The Seeing Stone, At the Crossing-Places and King of the Middle March), which combines historical fiction with the retelling of Arthurian legend.