Gods of the North

by Brian Branston

- mythology- ancient myths of the anglo-saxon and norse tribes were preserved for hundreds of years, first orally, then in manuscript in Iceland. Gods of the North deals with the "old" gods- Odin, Thor, Tyr, Balder and the rest. wirth 27 illustrations

Genres: Mythology, Religion, Nonfiction

318 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 1955

Reviews

[Philip E]

It did its job and was a chill read. Maybe unfair with a 3/5 in a way because of its nature. Interesting subject. I was most interested in everything I could connect to God of War and in the stories that are not about humans.

[Massimo Penazzi]

saggio molto bello e approfondito sulla mitologia norrena.

[Benjamin Pointer]

It's a shame actually. If I had reviewed this a few years ago I would have given it 5 stars. But now rereading it, I can't help but argue with his (mostly) baseless conclusions regarding Norse Mythology. I suppose it's just from a very different era. Still giving it a 3 stars for nostalgia's sake though.

[David]

Förtjänar antagligen ett bättre betyg, men det känns som att översättningen kunde ha varit bättre.

[Mark Singer]

Excellent overview of what is now known as Norse mythology.

[Dana B]

Informative on the Nordic stories but a little hard to read at times.