Everand Logo

Welcome to Everand!

  • Discover millions of ebooks, audiobooks, and so much more with a free trial

    Only $11.99/month after trial. Cancel anytime.

    Unavailable
    Norse Mythology: A Concise Guide to the Gods, Heroes, Sagas, Rituals, and Beliefs of Norse Mythology
    Unavailable
    Norse Mythology: A Concise Guide to the Gods, Heroes, Sagas, Rituals, and Beliefs of Norse Mythology
    Unavailable
    Norse Mythology: A Concise Guide to the Gods, Heroes, Sagas, Rituals, and Beliefs of Norse Mythology
    Ebook61 pages58 minutes

    Norse Mythology: A Concise Guide to the Gods, Heroes, Sagas, Rituals, and Beliefs of Norse Mythology

    By Bernard Hayes

    4.5/5

    ()

    Currently unavailable

    Currently unavailable

    Listen to the audiobook instead

    About this ebook

    In this audio book, Norse Mythology: A Concise Guide to the Gods, Heroes, Sagas, Rituals, and Beliefs of Norse Mythology, the listener will be transported to the ancient customs of beliefs of the ancient Vikings of the north. This audiobook is dedicated to exploring the gods and goddesses that the Nordic people worshiped.
    You will discover:
    • A description and explanation of the Norse mythological gods and goddesses, and which tribe the gods mentioned belonged to
    • An introduction to the Nordic pagan belief systems, and the multifaceted ways in which their religious practices were incorporated into their daily lives
    • Popular Nordic sagas, a description of what sagas were, and examples of the most important sagas within the Norse culture
    • An explanation of the most revered Norse rituals and celebrations, and how their beliefs left their impression on religious practices that are still held by Christianity today
    The Nordic people had many heroes of myth and legend, and you will be introduced to both stories of myth and living, breathing Viking heroes that were revered. Norse mythology is intricate and complex, and the ideals behind their mythological beliefs were often intertwined with real life events. This audiobook will examine how both myth and fact contributed to the culture and traditions of the Nordic people, and how these influences and stories continue to live on throughout the centuries!
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherSelf Publisher
    Release dateFeb 8, 2019
    ISBN9788832519280

    Related to Norse Mythology

    Related ebooks

    European History For You

    View More
    View More

    Related podcast episodes

    Related articles

    • Article

      Inside the Viking MIND

      Oct 29, 2020

      Inside the Viking MIND
      8 min read

    • Article

      Vikings Under The Microscope

      Feb 18, 2021

      Vikings Under The Microscope
      8 min read

    • Article

      The Incorruptibles

      Aug 10, 2023

      The Incorruptibles
      10 min read

    • Article

      How Do The Djaara Bury?

      Apr 11, 2023

      How Do The Djaara Bury?
      6 min read

    • Article

      The Real Valkyrie

      Jan 25, 2024

      What evidence, both archaeological and literary, do we have for female Viking warriors? In 1878, on the Swedish isle of Birka, an archaeologist unearthed a Viking warrior seated on a saddle surrounded by weapons. For over 100 years, this burial, numb

      4 min read

    • Article

      Largest Viking DNA Study

      Dec 3, 2020

      Largest Viking DNA Study
      1 min read

    • Article

      The Lure Of Merfolk

      Jan 28, 2021

      A Human History Vaughn Scribner Reaktion Books 2020 Hb, 320pp, £20, ISBN 9781789143140 Lusty, dangerous, pious, monstrous, thought provoking, ancient, modern. These are only a few of the ways in which merpeople can be described in Vaughn Scribner’s i

      8 min read

    • Article

      Sectarian Scrolls?

      Apr 7, 2023

      Sectarian Scrolls?
      7 min read

    • Article

      “They Decided That God Must Be Leading Them To North America”

      Dec 27, 2019

      Launched in 1620, the Mayflower voyage – which carried the first English Puritans to North America – had a long gestation period in England. Stephen Tomkins’ new book explores the Protestant separatist movement that eventually culminated in the journ

      7 min read

    • Article

      Viking Realities And Imaginings

      Apr 21, 2022

      TO SEND REVIEW COPIES, CONTACT THE BOOK REVIEWS EDITOR AT DVBARRETT@FORTEANTIMES.COM The Story of a Founding Myth Gordon Campbell Oxford University Press 2021 Hb, 272pp, £20, ISBN 9780198861553 The Hidden History of Viking Warrior Women Nancy Marie B

      11 min read

    • Article

      Church Curiosities

      May 20, 2021

      Church Curiosities
      1 min read

    • Article

      Wicca’s World

      Mar 17, 2022

      Wicca’s World
      2 min read

    • Article

      Miracles and Magic

      Dec 17, 2020

      “WE CAN SEE no easy origin to magic,” Chris Gosden writes in Magic—A History, “because it has always been with us.” Every culture that we know of has had magical beliefs and practices. Sometimes, as with divination or astrology, those practices aim t

      5 min read

    • Article

      Being Jewish In New Zealand

      Jul 14, 2019

      Being Jewish In New Zealand
      11 min read

    • Article

      Spirited Away

      Jul 16, 2023

      SHADOW WORLDS: A History of the Occult and Esoteric in New Zealand, by Andrew Paul Wood (Massey University Press, $55) In Shadow Worlds, self-described “cultural mercenary” Andrew Paul Wood has given us an enthusiastically researched book about alter

      3 min read

    • Article

      A New Look at Vikings

      Nov 23, 2021

      A New Look at Vikings
      4 min read

    • Article

      Rosicrucianism

      Feb 28, 2020

      Europe in the early 17th century was not a happy place. It was a continent marked by religious divisions and political strife which would escalate into the bloody Thirty Years’ War that led to eight million lives being lost. At the same time, it was

      5 min read

    • Article

      Gods, Saints And Spellcraft

      Mar 27, 2020

      Gods, Saints And Spellcraft
      6 min read

    • Article

      The 1745 Rising reassessed

      Oct 8, 2022

      Explore a selection of digital history guides in the History Scotland store: https://scot.sh/hsdownload Reminiscences of a Jacobite: The Untold Story of the Rising of 1745 Michael Nevin Birlinn Ltd (2020) pp. 288 Hardback, £25.00; paperback, N/A;

      7 min read

    Reviews for Norse Mythology

    4.5/5

    6 ratings2 reviews

    What did you think?

    Tap to rate

    Review must be at least 10 words

    • 5/5
      I'm giving this publication 5 stars. I liked every single moment of it. And so, I leave 5 stars indeed. Therefore, with this being said, I do recommend it.
    • 5/5
      I found this book, and I thought, "Why not?" Well, it did not disappoint. I wasn't bored whatsoever. I am content. Therefore, with that being mentioned, I do recommend it.

      1 person found this helpful