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Norse myths are chock-full of stories of heroism, gods, giants, and dwarfs, along with strong elements of shamanism, pagan ritual, sorcery, and shape-changing. With commentary by Maria Kvilhaug, this volume two book is a collection of Old Norse medieval texts concerning the gods Thor and Loki. It contains translations of six Edda poems, three Skaldic poems, and all the relevant passages from Snorri Sturluson's Prose Edda. Maria's ability to use her skills in philology shines a light on the texts as she extracts hidden meaning from the lore. Discover the myths that uncover a strong root to animistic understandings of the world in which these stories were told, revealing an old world that was filled with elements of shape-shifting, sorcery, and shamanistic-style practices in our current, new world. ------------------------- AUTHOR: MARIA KVILHAUG GENRE: NON FICTION FORMAT: PRINT BISAC: REL102000,LIT004240, REL053000 SUBJECT: RELIGION/PAGANISM & NEO-PAGANISM, RELIGION/THEOLOGY, LITERARY CRITICISM/ANCIENT & MEDIEVAL PUBLICATION DATE: MAY 17, 2023 ISBN: 9781959350132 PAGE COUNT: 240