Norse Mythology: or, The Religion of Our Forefathers

· Aeneas Press
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315
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Eligible

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The Norse gods presented as the religion of the ancestors rather than as fable - Odin, the world tree, Ragnarok - by the Wisconsin professor who founded Scandinavian studies in America and later served as minister to Denmark. This edition adds 58 plates of paintings by August Malmström, Peter Nicolai Arbo, Nikolaus Lauer and Lorenz Frølich, dating from 1750 to 1905, alongside one restored and coloured in-text illustration.
The Norse gods presented as the religion of the ancestors rather than as fable - Odin, the world tree, Ragnarok - by the Wisconsin professor who founded Scandinavian studies in America and later served as minister to Denmark. This edition adds 58 plates of paintings by August Malmström, Peter Nic...

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Rasmus Bjørn Anderson (1846-1936) was an American scholar and diplomat of Norwegian descent, born in Wisconsin. He established the first chair of Scandinavian studies in the United States, campaigned for recognition of Leif Erikson, and served as American minister to Denmark. His works include Norse Mythology, America Not Discovered by Columbus, and Viking Tales of the North.
Rasmus Bjørn Anderson (1846-1936) was an American scholar and diplomat of Norwegian descent, born in Wisconsin. He established the first chair of Scandinavian studies in the United States, campaigned for recognition of Leif Erikson, and served as American minister to Denmark. His works include No...

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