Myths and Symbols in Pagan Europe: Early Scandinavian and Celtic Religions12 reviews Hilda Roderick Ellis Davidson Syracuse University Press, 1988 Great book! + The Mysterious Spirit of my Hearth Inheritance + A broad overview with some problems and gaps, but overall scholarly, useful, and intelligent. Recommended + great overview             Njal's Saga (Penguin Classics)12 reviews Anonymous Penguin Classics, 2002 Don't dismiss Cook's translation out of hand... + The heroic tale with a new type of hero + A Primer on Anarchy + Better than most modern novels + A gripping story of violence, revenge, and ultimately, forgiveness.             Heimskringla: History of the Kings of Norway6 reviews Snorri Sturluson University of Texas Press, 1991 Fun and Interesting Reading + WARNING: Contains only Medieval Kings + Don't be daunted + Long Live Hakon the Good!             The Mead-Hall: The Feasting Tradition in Anglo-Saxon England2 reviews Stephen Pollington Anglo-Saxon Books, 2003 Time well spent + A reference must... Focusing on the Anglo-Saxon institution of the mead-hall, the author leads us to a view of what may have been a basic building block of Germanic culture. While culling his evidence primarily from the wealth of A/S literature (which he translates himself), Pollington enhances his material with data ...             The Saga of the Volsungs (Penguin Classics)23 reviews Anonymous Penguin Classics, 2000 A Great Translation + Reasonable translation, great work + Siegfried Norse style + A Norse Dynasty + Greatest Saga             Essential Asatru: Walking the Path of Norse Paganism10 reviews Diana L. Paxson Citadel, 2006 Great introduction + An excellent overview! + This is Essential Asatru + Not as FBL as I Expected             Rudiments of Runelore5 reviews Stephen Pollington Anglo-Saxon Books, 1995 A Factual Introduction + An excellent down to earth guide to the runes + Great little book + Rudiments of Runelore             Our Troth: Living the Troth8 reviews Kveldulf Gundarsson BookSurge Publishing, 2007 It's not just for nature lovers + A newcomers perspective + A good start to a Book hoard + What an incredible resource             The Poetic Edda17 reviews University of Texas Press, 1986 The Best, for the Serious Seeker. + Great poetry + The only reason this is four stars is that Old Norse takes years to learn + Excellent if you want the rhythm and sound             Women in the Viking Age6 reviews Judith Jesch Boydell & Brewer, 1991 highly informative, great illustrations + Good book on a little study topic. + Women in the Viking Age + A Much Needed Resource for Women's History             The Vinland Sagas: The Norse Discovery of America (Penguin Classics)13 reviews Anonymous Penguin Classics, 1965 Fascinating and historical + Well done work + Very good but needs up dated + Excellent Intro, Readable Text + finally, the real deal             The Prose Edda: Norse Mythology (Penguin Classics)8 reviews Snorri Sturluson Penguin Classics, 2006 An Essential Read + Brilliant, highly readable, great translation + Be forewarned Snorri Sturluson (1179-1241) was a famous Icelandic author, statesman, and one of Iceland's wealthiest men. During Snorri's time Iceland was increasingly dominated by Norway and Norwegian culture. Snorri's Prose Edda was written in response to these new trends as a handbook for those "aspiring ...             Our Troth: History and Lore12 reviews Kveldulf Gundarsson BookSurge Publishing, 2006 Our Troth 1 + Well worth the wait + Must have for those who wish to read of Northern European and Germanic Culture and religion + a good investment             D'Aulaires' Book of Norse Myths21 reviews Ingri D'Aulaire, Edgar Parin D'Aulaire New York Review of Books, 2005 norse myths + Great book for kids + The greatest book in existence. + Greatness! + What's old is good             D'Aulaires' Book of Trolls (New York Review Children's Collection)6 reviews Ingri D'Aulaire, Edgar D'Aulaire NYR Children's Collection for ages 7-12, 2006 Roll with the Troll + It *IS* a worthy choice for pre-schoolers! + D'Aulaires' Book of Trolls + Charmed + A work of art!             Heimskringla: or, The Lives of the Norse Kings6 reviews Snorre Sturlason Dover Publications, 1990 the best of all icelandic sagas + Hardly a "victorian" translation, but rather an attempt to retain old norse flavor! + SHOWS GREAT RESPECT FOR VIKING HISTORY!! Heimskringla is the account of the kings of Norway, starting with the Norse god Odin as a great general and wizard and centered around the story of St. Olav, king of Norway for 15 years. The detailed account of his years as a king is over 200 pages long and the Old Norwegian terms will keep you ...             The Poetic Edda (Oxford World's Classics)11 reviews Oxford University Press, USA, 1999 THE NORDIC ILIAD + Wonderful epic; So-so translation + A good introduction The Edda is for the Nordic European countries, what the Iliad meant for the old Greek. It is THE TREASURY - in a poetical form - of their MYTHOLOGY and of lots of their heroic stories and the wisdom of their proverbs. This book embodies the ethics and the cultural life during the transition period ...             Gods and Myths of Northern Europe20 reviews H.R. Ellis Davidson Penguin (Non-Classics), 1965 Essential, Thorough, Superbly Written + Should be required reading + usefull + The Passing of the Old Gods + An excellent light introduction to the world of our ancestors             Mother of Kings8 reviews Poul Anderson Tor Books, 2003 Ian Myles Slater on: Taking on the Masters + For those interested in the Viking era + Another excellent Anderson novel It is probably a matter of taste whether one considers this mainly an historical novel, set in the tenth century as remembered by the Icelanders in the thirteenth century, or a fantasy novel based on medieval Icelandic imagination about the past. The late Poul Anderson warns the reader that he is ...             Feud in the Icelandic Saga2 reviews Jesse L. Byock University of California Press, 1993 Ian Myles Slater on: Finding a New Path in Familiar Places + An Informative & Enjoyable Read! Recommended! It has been nearly a quarter-century century since UCLA's Professor Jesse Byock completed this book (the copyright date is 1982; Amazon's date of 1993 for the paperback edition is for that format only). It marks an attempt to reverse a long-prevailing view of a whole body of literature, the Sagas ...