Valhalla - The Hall of the Fallen: Norse mythology between Edda, Valkyries, Einherjar and Ragnarok - Softcover

Thoresen, Einar

Softcover

ISBN 13: 9798231485321

Verlag: Einar Thoresen, 2025

Inhaltsangabe

Understanding Valhalla - not romanticizing it. This book takes you on a journey to the iconic "Hall of the Fallen" in Norse mythology: to Asgard, to Odin, the Valkyries, and the Einherjar - and shows how battle, celebration, and community shape the image of Valhalla. What it's about: Based on the Edda sources, motifs, places, and figures are explored narratively - from the hall's shield roof to Ragnarök. The volume combines clear presentation with well-founded classification and avoids romantic simplifications.Clear access to Valhalla, Einherjar, Valkyries, Freyja/Fólkvangr, and Ragnarök Source context: Edda, skaldic poetry, sagas - explained in an understandable way Cultural history: Afterlife from the Middle Ages to modern times (art, literature, pop culture) For beginners & advanced learners: precise, narrative, without esotericism Valhalla appears here as a mirror of a society that accepts strength only in form and form only in community. Anyone who wants to explore the Norse world beyond clichés will find in this book a compact, clever, and impressive presentation - with all the terms that readers are really looking for: Norse mythology, Vikings, Edda, Asgard, Valkyries, Ragnarök.

Details zur Ausgabe

• Verlag: Einar Thoresen
• Erscheinungsdatum: 2025
• Sprache: Englisch
• ISBN 13: 9798231485321
• Einband: Taschenbuch
• Anzahl der Seiten: 162
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