Odin
The Viking Allfather
1st Edition
Published on 20. May 2015
80 pages
978-1-4728-0807-3 (ISBN)
Description
From the Thorsdrapa to the Marvel Thor and Avengers movies, Odin, the dark and mysterious lord of Valhalla, looms over all of the ancient tales of the Vikings. With his brothers, he formed the world from the body of a giant and then went on to seek greater wisdom by sacrificing himself on a tree and trading one of his eyes with a witch. With this vast wisdom, he sits upon his throne, peering into the nine worlds, seeking anything that might threaten his people. He rides over the battles of mortal men, deciding who shall live and die, and collecting worthy souls to come and feast in his hall until the war at the end of time. This book retells the greatest of Odin's stories, and then places those stories within their historical and mythological context. It follows the figure of Odin through the centuries, showing how different times and cultures reinterpreted him, and explores the reasons why he remains such a popular figure today.
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Series
Edition
1. Auflage
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Illustrations
20 b/w; 27 col
ISBN-13
978-1-4728-0807-3 (9781472808073)
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Steven S. Long has been fascinated by Norse mythology since the day he pulled a book with a picture of Thor on the cover off the shelf in his elementary school library. In a writing career spanning twenty years he's written approximately two hundred tabletop roleplaying game rulebooks and sourcebooks on a wide variety of subjects, including mythology and medieval history. He's also written numerous articles and works of fiction.
Born in Tarragona, Spain, RU-MOR studied Fine Arts at the University of Seville, specializing and working on artwork restoration. She began her professional career in 2000, sculpting historical, fantasy and science-fiction miniatures.
Born in Tarragona, Spain, RU-MOR studied Fine Arts at the University of Seville, specializing and working on artwork restoration. She began her professional career in 2000, sculpting historical, fantasy and science-fiction miniatures.
Content
- Intro
- Contents
- Introduction
- The Norse Gods
- The Nine Worlds
- Sources Of Norse Myth
- The Poetic Edda
- The Prose Edda
- Odin's Attributes
- Role and Purpose
- God of War
- God of Wisdom and Magic
- Shamanic God of the Dead
- God of Poetry and Eloquence
- The Duplicitous God
- Odin's Family
- Odin's Weapons and Talismans
- Gungnir
- Draupnir
- Hlidskjalf
- Odin's Animals
- Sleipnir
- Hugin and Munin
- Freki and Geri
- Valhalla
- The Einherjar
- The Valkyries
- Odin: The Myths
- The Creation of the World
- The Creation of Man
- Odin Seeks Wisdom
- Odin Hangs From Yggdrasil
- Odin Drinks From Mimir's Well
- The Wisdom Contest With Vafthrudnir
- The Magic Mead
- Odin Gives Wisdom To Men
- Odin's Bragging Contest With Thor
- The Story of Agnar and Geirrod
- Odin Banishes Loki's Children
- Baldur's Dream
- The Death of Baldur
- The Binding of Loki
- Ragnarok, the Doom of the Gods
- Odin: Beyond The Eddas
- The Volsungasaga
- Odin and Brynhildr
- Odin and Hreidmar
- The Volsungs
- The Ynglinga Saga
- Odin and King Aun
- The Saga of King Hrolf Kraki
- The Saga of Olaf Tryggvason
- The Gesta Danorum
- Hading's Adventures
- Odin of Byzantium
- Other Mentions Of Odin
- Starkad
- Half's Saga
- Hervarar Saga: Odin's Riddle-Game with King Heidrik
- Odin as Raudgrani
- Odin the God
- Temples to Odin
- Sacrifices to Odin
- Drinking to Odin
- Modern Worship of Odin
- Odin in Modern Culture
- The Marvel Comics Odin
- Odin in Fantasy Literature
- The Works of J.R.R. Tolkien
- Neil Gaiman's American Gods
- Wagner's "Ring Cycle" Operas
- Odin in Games
- Bibliography
- Primary Sources
- Secondary Sources
- Retellings of Norse Myths
- Reference Sources
- Online Resources
