{"product_id":"the-norse-myths-by-carolyne-larrington-9780500251966","title":"The Norse Myths","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWho were the Norse gods - the mighty Æsyr, led by Óðinn, and the mysterious Vanir? In \u003ci\u003eThe Norse Myths\u003c\/i\u003e, we meet this passionate and squabbling pantheon, and learn of the mythological cosmos they inhabit.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003ePassages translated from the Old Norse bring this legendary world to life, from the myths of creation to Ragnarök, the prophesied end of the world at the hands of Loki's army of monsters and giants, and everything that comes in between: the problematic relationship between the gods and the giants, in which enmity and trickery are punctuated by marriages and seductions; the (mis)adventures of human heroes and heroines, with their family feuds, revenges, marriages, and murders; and the interaction between the gods and mortals, as Óðinn, the All-father, betrays his human protégés in order to recruit (dead) heroes for his army.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eCarolyne Larrington describes the myths' origins in pre-Christian Scandinavia and Iceland, and their survival in artefacts and written sources, from Old Norse sagas and poems to the less approving accounts of medieval Christian writers. She traces their influences into the work of Wagner, William Morris, and J.R.R. Tolkien, and even the recent \u003ci\u003eGame of Thrones\u003c\/i\u003e in the resurrection of the Fimbulvetr, or 'Mighty Winter'.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Thames and Hudson (Australia) Pty Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46853882577132,"sku":"9780500251966","price":62.0,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/2340523482366.jpg?v=1759223232","url":"https:\/\/bookhero.live\/products\/the-norse-myths-by-carolyne-larrington-9780500251966","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}