The Downfall of the Gods
by Villy Sørensen
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A wonderful first-excursion into Norse mythology for those unfamiliar with the stories. Based on the lyrical poetic Edda, the myths contained are presented in plain, no-frills prose, therefore making it readily accessible to the curious and the unviking.Tags
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An imaginative retelling of the downfall of the Norse gods. Villy Sorensen has such a completely fresh take on these stories that they feel amazingly contemporary.
Indeholder "Guder og jætter", "Krigsguder og kærlighedsguder", "Ydun og hendes æbler", "Ulven og ormen", "Kæmpemuren", "Balders drømme", "Ulven kommer i snor", "Frejs kærlighed", "Tors rejse til Udgård", "Tors fisketur", "Mjølner eller Freja", "Loke frister Balder", "Balders død", "Asernes hævn", "Jætternes hævn".
Alle de klassiske nordiske gudesagn, men egentlig ikke noget, der fænger specielt.
Alle de klassiske nordiske gudesagn, men egentlig ikke noget, der fænger specielt.
Feb 17, 2015 (Edited)Danish
Indeholder "Guder og jætter", "Krigsguder og kærlighedsguder", "Ydun og hendes æbler", "Ulven og ormen", "Kæmpemuren", "Balders drømme", "Ulven kommer i snor", "Frejs kærlighed", "Tors rejse til Udgård", "Tors fisketur", "Mjølner eller Freja", "Loke frister Balder", "Balders død", "Asernes hævn", "Jætternes hævn".
Alle de klassiske nordiske gudesagn, men egentlig ikke noget, der fænger specielt.
Alle de klassiske nordiske gudesagn, men egentlig ikke noget, der fænger specielt.
Feb 15, 2010 (Edited)Danish
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Sorensen's education in philosophy provides his readable stories with astonishing depth. He is a master of the short story form. He prefers a Kafkaesque style and is fond of the theme of transition. Sorensen is an active social and literary critic and a member of the Danish Academy. (Bowker Author Biography)
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- Canonical title
- The Downfall of the Gods
- Original title
- Ragnarok, en gudefortælling
- Alternate titles
- The Downfall of the Gods - Ragnarok
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- Fiction and Literature, General Fiction
- DDC/MDS
- 839.8 — Literature & rhetoric German & related literatures Other Germanic literatures Danish and Norwegian literatures
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- PT8175 .S648 .R3313 — Language and Literature German, Dutch and Scandinavian literatures Danish literature Individual authors or works 1900-1960
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