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The prime importance of the rude fragments of poetry preserved in early Icelandic literature will now be disputed by none, but there has been until recent times an extraordinary indifference to the wealth of religious tradition and mythical lore which they contain. The long neglect of these precious records of our heathen ancestors is not the fault of the material in which all that survives of their religious beliefs is enshrined, for it may safely be asserted that the Edda is as rich in the essentials of national romance and race-imagination, rugged though it be, as the more graceful and idyllic mythology of the South. Neither is it due to anything weak in the conception of the deities themselves, for although they may not rise to great spiritual heights, foremost students of Icelandic literature agree that they stand out rude and massive as the Scandinavian mountains. They exhibit “a spirit of victory, superior to brute force, superior to mere matter, a spirit that fights and overcomes.” “Even were some part of the matter of their myths taken from others, yet the Norsemen have given their gods a noble, upright, great spirit, and placed them upon a high level that is all their own.”“In fact these old Norse songs have a truth in them, an inward perennial truth and greatness.It is a greatness not of mere body and gigantic bulk, but a rude greatness of soul.”
Myths of the Norsemen Large Print From the Eddas and Sagas H A Guerber 9780615754840 Books
Had this book years ago and read the living crap out of it. Loaned it out and that was the last time I seen it. Finally decided to stock up my Germanic folk tale section of my personal library and had to have it again. While there is some minor variations with her telling and others, I still love it and it takes me back to the time spent earlier in life learning about my ancestors beliefs!Product details
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Myths of the Norsemen Large Print From the Eddas and Sagas H A Guerber 9780615754840 Books Reviews
Have read and reread this book a couple of times. Highly recommended.
Way easy to read. Recommended to all of Islamic friends. This is the religion of my ancesters. Most have never heard of it before.
This is another book that I will rate as "required reading" for anyone interested in Wotanism/Odinism/Heathenry. A good, solid grounding in the beliefs of our ancestors is really a must for anyone following the Path, and this book is one of the best at providing that grounding.
It got here fast and looks like a brand new book, it will be a good read.
as advertised
Myths of the Norsemen From the Eddas and Sagas
by H. A. Guerber
The errors in this work are fairly typical for the period that it was written. Romanticizing the Norse and Arthurian Myths seemed to be a very legitimate pastime for numerous Victorian era authors. While most of the book is in clearly and well written prose, at best it should be consider along the lines of a, "Historical Novel", or as a semi-serious children's text on Norse mythology. There are just too many errors and outright fabrications for serious study. Additionally, while there might be a small amount of justification for an academic and scholarly comparison between Norse Mythology and Greek Mythology, what is presented in the last chapter of this book is not one. Guerber's unsupported and exceptionally vague reference's to non-identifiable ethereal sources is very frustrating. Let's face it, there are not an infinite number of sources for this information, different translations are one thing but changing the myths and alluding to, "other", unspecified sources of wisdom is quite unacceptable. I am of the opinion that many of these sources were contemporaries of Guerber's and she was sighting them in this work. It would be like me using Harrison's, "The Hammer and The Cross", as a validation for what I thought the true meaning of the Edda's were and then publishing it as a fact.
O.K., now that I've slammed this work and author fairly hard let me lay out two or three reasons why I think anyone interested in the Norse and Germanic Myths should own a copy, or in my case two copies, (one paperback and one hardback). Firstly, the illustrations are very well done. Granted that they are seldom historically accurate and very Victorian or Wagner like, but well done none the less. Surprisingly, to me anyway, the illustrations in my 1992 paperback are sharper and clearer than those in my 1993 hard cover edition. Unfortunately, the illustrations in both copies are a bit on the dark side, I am attempting to obtain an early 1900's copy to compare the differences.
Secondly, if you are interested in other non-historical writings on the Norse Myths this book is a treasure trove of quotes and poetry . The vast majority of the authors listed may have been fairly well known a century ago, today however, many border on the obscure. It's an interesting and informative look into the past to see how these authors perceived the Norse Myths and makes me wonder how today's modern works will be viewed in another hundred years. Another thing I liked about the paperback edition was the larger type face used, it's probably about 14 pt., much easier to read than the hardback edition.
Because of these reasons I have rated this book with two stars, after all it was much better than, "Rites of Odin".
In Frith,
Spence The Elder
"Sic gorgiamus allos subjectatos nunc"
M. Addams
Great book to study if you're serious
Had this book years ago and read the living crap out of it. Loaned it out and that was the last time I seen it. Finally decided to stock up my Germanic folk tale section of my personal library and had to have it again. While there is some minor variations with her telling and others, I still love it and it takes me back to the time spent earlier in life learning about my ancestors beliefs!
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