In his introduction to a reissue of the beloved children's classic "D'Aulaires' Book of Norse Myths," the novelist Michael Chabon observes that "everything that is beautiful, in the Norse world, is ...

THE tales of which this volume presents the first English translation — though, as regards some of them, hardly the first English version — appear to have been collected about twenty or twenty-five ...

This is a volume of 59 Scandinavian folk tales collected over time by Asbjörnsen and Moe and translated into English by Sir George Webbe-Dasent. This is not a volume of Norse mythology per se; so if ...

Norse tales have run through much of Neil Gaiman’s work, from his “Sandman” comic-book series to his fantasy novel “American Gods.” So when W.W. Norton editor Amy Cherry asked if he’d like to ...

In Norse Tales and Sketches by Alexander Lange Kielland, readers are introduced to an exquisite collection of stories and sketches that draw inspiration from Norse mythology and folklore. Kielland ...

No contemporary fiction writer gets more of his power from the mythological tradition than Neil Gaiman. Almost all of his work, from the “Sandman” comics he wrote in the ‘80s and ‘90s to prose novels ...

Tricksters dance through the stories of cultures around the world, causing chaos, teaching lessons, and making us laugh at ...

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THIS book is a successful attempt to popularise the romance and poetry of ancient Norse literature. Though he has not quite attained the dignity and charm of style which render Sir G. Dasent's “Story ...