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D'Aulaires' book of Norse myths / by Ingri and Edgar Parin D'aulaire ; preface by Michael Chabon. [print]

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextSeries: New York Review children's collectionPublication details: New York : New York Review of Books, 2005.Description: xiii, 154 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 31 cmContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 9781590171257
  • 159017125X
Other title:
  • Book of Norse myths
Uniform titles:
  • Norse gods and giants
Subject(s): Genre/Form: LOC classification:
  • BL860.D385.N677 2005
Contents:
The first gods and giants -- The creation of the world -- The creation of man -- Yggdrasil, the world tree -- Asgard and the Aesir gods -- Odin, the all-father -- Thor, the thunder-god -- Loki, the god of the Jotun race -- Sifs golden hair -- Loki's monstrous brood -- Balder, the god of light -- Heimdall, the watchman of Asgard -- Njord, Frey and Freya -- Bragi, god of poetry -- Odin's eight-legged steed -- The Valkyries and Valhalla -- Frigg and the goddesses -- Freya's wonderful necklace -- Idunn's apples of youth -- Skade, the ski-goddess -- Frey and Gerd, the Jotun maiden -- The theft of Thor's hammer -- Thor and the Jotun Geirrod -- Thor and the Jotun Utgardsloki -- Thor and the Jotun Rungnir -- Thor and the Jotun Aegir -- The death of Balder -- Loki's punishment -- Ragnarokk, the destiny of the gods -- A new world.
Summary: A collection of Norse myths describing the exploits of the Aesir gods and goddesses, beginning with the creation of the world and ending with the day of reckoning. The D'Aulaires provide an introduction to Norse legends, telling stories of Odin the all father, Thor the thunder god and the theft of his hammer, Loki the mischievous god of the Jotun Race, and Ragnarokk, the destiny of the gods. Meet Bragi, the god of poetry, and the famous Valkyrie maidens protecting Odin's Valhalla, among other gods, goddesses, heroes, and giants.
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Circulating Book (checkout times vary with patron status) Circulating Book (checkout times vary with patron status) G. Allen Fleece Library CIRCULATING COLLECTION Fiction BL860.D385.N677 2005 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Available 31923002064356

Includes index.

Originally published: Norse gods and giants. Garden City, N.Y. : Doubleday, 1967.

The first gods and giants -- The creation of the world -- The creation of man -- Yggdrasil, the world tree -- Asgard and the Aesir gods -- Odin, the all-father -- Thor, the thunder-god -- Loki, the god of the Jotun race -- Sifs golden hair -- Loki's monstrous brood -- Balder, the god of light -- Heimdall, the watchman of Asgard -- Njord, Frey and Freya -- Bragi, god of poetry -- Odin's eight-legged steed -- The Valkyries and Valhalla -- Frigg and the goddesses -- Freya's wonderful necklace -- Idunn's apples of youth -- Skade, the ski-goddess -- Frey and Gerd, the Jotun maiden -- The theft of Thor's hammer -- Thor and the Jotun Geirrod -- Thor and the Jotun Utgardsloki -- Thor and the Jotun Rungnir -- Thor and the Jotun Aegir -- The death of Balder -- Loki's punishment -- Ragnarokk, the destiny of the gods -- A new world.

A collection of Norse myths describing the exploits of the Aesir gods and goddesses, beginning with the creation of the world and ending with the day of reckoning. The D'Aulaires provide an introduction to Norse legends, telling stories of Odin the all father, Thor the thunder god and the theft of his hammer, Loki the mischievous god of the Jotun Race, and Ragnarokk, the destiny of the gods. Meet Bragi, the god of poetry, and the famous Valkyrie maidens protecting Odin's Valhalla, among other gods, goddesses, heroes, and giants.

Ages 4-8.

Grades: PreS-3.

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