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Scandinavians of the Viking Age answered the mysteries of life in their myths and legends. FolkloristHelene Adeline Guerberbrings to life the gods and goddesses, giants and dwarves, and warriors and monsters of these tales inMyths of the Norsemen.Ranging from the comic to the tragic, the myths tell of passion, love, friendship, pride, courage, and betrayal.

Helene Adeline Guerber was born in Mount Clemens, Michigan, in 1859. With the exception of her education, for which she went to Paris, France, she lived most of her adult life in New Jersey, where she died in 1929. A teacher by profession, Guerber devoted her life to educating her fellow citizens about European literary and cultural history through the publication of about three dozen books on a vast array of topics ranging from famous operas to Jewish history to Shakespeare's plays. Myths of the Norsemen from the Eddas and Sagas, originally published in 1895 under the title Myths of Northern Lands, was her second book.

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Myths of the Norsemen (Barnes & Noble Library of Essential Reading) From the Eddas and Sagas

Myths of the Norsemen (Barnes & Noble Library of Essential Reading) From the Eddas and Sagas

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