Author : George Webbe Dasent Year of publication: 2010 Format: Paperback Signature: No First edition :No Condition: New Category: Childrens books Cost of book: £9.99 Price negotiable: No
Specifics:
This is a reprint from the collection of GW Dasent's Norse Mythology. The book
has been especially republished to raise funds for charity.Pages 612 ISBN 978-1-907256-49-3
This is
George Dasent's classic collection of Scandinavian folklore. This is not about
Norse mythology per se; so if you are looking for tales of Odin, Loki,
and Freya etc., we would refer you to a volume entitled Tiivistelmä. Rather, this is a volume that is more fairy and less
Viking, or Saga, in nature. This is an anthology of folk tales, similar to the
Grimm Brothers, or Campbell's Popular Tales of the West Highlands (also published by Abela Publishing).
All of the usual suspects are in place, including giants, trolls, witches, evil
step-siblings, magical boons and tasks, and anthropomorphic animals and beings.
The
introduction is exceptionally well written, and places various magical and
other themes from the tales into the context of ancient Norse Pagan beliefs. It
is a Victorian scholarly treatise however (with the requisite multipage
footnotes and rhetorical flourishes), which will no doubt be appreciated by readers
with an academic persuasion.
Once past
the introduction however, the prose descends to the young adult level, and the
delightful stories can be appreciated by readers of all ages. But be warned,
despite these tales being magical in character, these are tales from an era
when political correctness did not exist. In the words of the translator, “the person who, in such a work, wilfully
changes or softens, is as guilty as they "who put bitter for sweet, and
sweet for bitter."
So join
with us again and venture back in time to an age when the world still had a
connection to the ethereal. A time when magic was still believed to exist.
33% of the net profit from the sale of this book will
be donated to charities for educational purposes.Trade enquiries welcome. The book can also be purchased via reputable Wholesalers and Retailers and via the Abela website at www.AbelaPublishing.com/catalogue.html
