by H.R. Ellis Davidson
Another academic work on the Norse gods (not a storybook retelling at
all), this concentrates more on the Northern people than Dumézil's work,
surveying the practical meaning and historical base for many of the
stories and concepts. Intriguing passages included the similarities
between Freyja and Frigg; the relation between the powers of the volva
or Odin's acquisition of knowledge and shamanism; and the reasons for
Christianity's power over the heathens of the late period. A great
archeologically-based examination of myth.
four stars
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