A simple and compelling presentation of the ancient norse myths, which were first written down in the 10th and 11th centuries. Some editions are out of print or were published before 1923 and therefore in the public domain. The hammer always returned to him no matter how far he threw it. Daulaires book of norse myths, by ingri and edgar parin daulaire. Thus begins the creation myth in the daularies book of norse mythology. Daulaires book of norse myths by ingri daulaire, edgar parin d. These works, especially the books of norse and greek myths, were and. Neil gaiman was reading to a packed crowd from his new book of stories, norse mythology, on thursday night at town hall, and he had 15 tales to choose from. Ingri and edgar parin daulaires book of greek myths, published by doubleday in 1962, was an elaborately illustrated compendium of greek mythology, 192 pages in 46 chapters. Go to any county fair and youll see a ton of drawings in the high school art section that. In 1967 they published norse gods and giants, based on the prose edda and poetic edda. Children meet bragi, the god of poetry, and the famous valkyrie maidens, among other gods, goddesses, heroes, and giants.
Neil gaiman on his norse mythology, in which odin wants. Norse gods and giants is a childrens book written and illustrated by ingri and edgar parin daulaire and published by doubleday in 1967. Perhaps because they were working from a single source as opposed to the many sources of greek mythology, and perhaps because ingri daulaire nee mortenson was norwegian herself, the prose. List of books and articles about norse mythology online. Daulaires book of norse myths daulaire, ingri, daulaire, edgar parin. In norway, he was considered the primary god, but in other norse countries, he was always the second of the primary triad after odin. Out of print for many years, norse gods and giants has been very handsomely reissued. Thor is the most wellknown of the norse gods as he is also a comic book character. Theres lots of elves there with bows, and they have long blonde hair and pointy years.
Foxy, d aulaires book of greek myths, d aulaires book of trolls, abraham lincoln. And then i decided i wanted my kids to also have that experience, especially if i have a daughter. Get this and daulaires book of greek myths for the best bedtime reading you could ever give to a kid. Will magnus chase do for norse mythology what percy jackson did for the classical greek. The norse mythology books listed below are free to read online or download as ebooks. Topher bradfield, the childrens outreach coordinator at book people in austin and the lucky recipient of an. Others have been posted online by academic institutions, authors, publishers or scholarly societies. The final god in the primary triad of norse mythology was loki. I first read it as an older child of ten, and it still holds up perfectly to this day. This is the classic, the standard by which the telling of norse mythology is measured. From daulaires book of norse myths, by ingri and edgar parin daulaire. Daulaires book of norse myths by ingri daulaire goodreads. Childrens books james hynes is the author of kings of infinite space and other books. Featuring a sturdy sewn binding, the book arguably represents the pinnacle of the d aulaires achievement as storytellers and artists.
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