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Author Turville-Petre, Gabriel.

Title Myth and religion of the North : the religion of ancient Scandinavia / E.O.G. Turville-Petre
Edition [First edition]
Published London : Weidenfeld and Nicolson, [1964]
Weidenfeld & Nicolson, 1964
©1964

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Description ix, 340 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm
Series History of religion
History of religion series
History of religion (Phoenix Press (London, England))
History of religion.
Contents The sources -- Óđinn -- Thór -- Baldr -- Loki -- Heimdall -- The Vanir -- Lesser-known deities -- The divine kings -- The divine heroes -- Guardian spirits -- Temples and objects of worship -- Sacrifice -- Godless men -- Death -- The beginning of the world and its end
Summary Based on Old Norse literary records, reports of missionaries and archaeology
Analysis Mythology, Norse
Scandinavia Religion
Mythology, Norse
Scandinavia - Religion
Notes Includes index
Bibliography Bibliography: pages 321-329
Subject Mythology, Germanic.
Mythology, Norse.
Northmen -- Religion.
SUBJECT Scandinavian and Nordic Countries http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85117937 -- Religion. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh2002007663
LC no. 64011276