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  • Mythology: Norse and Viking Mythology Myths and Stories

  • By: Ron Carver
  • Narrated by: John Griffith
  • Length: 3 hrs and 52 mins
  • 4.9 out of 5 stars (104 ratings)
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Summary

Find out more about Vikings' historic background, their myths, and their gods

This book is an in-depth look at the Viking Age and the deeds and every day lives of these ancient, often mystical individuals. The Vikings of Scandinavia were brave, adventurous, and typically barbaric, but there can be no debate that they were also a people with huge goals. Viking culture is still a subject of interest today, and this offers an insight into simply how sustaining their tradition is. This book will discuss: 

  • An intro to the Nordic pagan belief systems and the diverse methods which their religious practices were included into their every day lives. 
  • Popular Nordic sagas, a description of what legends were and examples of the most crucial sagas within the Norse culture. 
  • Daily life during the Viking Age
  • The cultural and social norms of the Vikings
  • Dominating raids, expeditions, and Viking actions that covered the globe during their golden era
  • The conversion from paganism to Christianity of individuals of Scandinavia
  • The Vikings withstanding tradition in contemporary time
  • A description and explanation of the Norse mythological Gods and Goddesses and which people the Gods mentioned belonged to. 
  • A description of the most revered Norse routines and celebrations and how their beliefs left their impression on spiritual practices that are still held by Christianity today. 

The Norse had lots of heroes of myths and legend, and you will be presented to both stories of myth, and living, breathing, Viking heroes that were revered. 

Norse Mythology is complex, complicated, and the ideals behind their mythological beliefs were often intertwined with real life occasions. This book will take a look at how both myth and reality added to the culture and traditions of the Norse and how these influences and stories continue to live on throughout the centuries! 

The Tale of a Viking Warrior King looks into the secret surrounding the Viking warrior who conquered European nations and became a king in his own right. Over nine centuries after the death of this great warrior, ancient poems, songs, and legends about him still remain today. This book thinks about the truths as we know them, the myths credited to Ragnar, and the method this iconic heathen from the north continues to effect modern culture today. This book will go over: 

  • The historical facts and suppositions surrounding this Viking of legend
  • The retelling of the Saga of Ragnar and his three better halves
  • How Ragnar's children ended up being an important part of the legend that Ragnar represents and the stories that they influenced
  • How, regardless of centuries of time, Ragnar and Vikings of his time assisted shape concepts and typical customs that are still kept today.
©2019 Ron Carver (P)2019 Ron Carver

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Historical, myths and stories.

This is a fabulous audiobook to listen to. Admittedly I didn't realise that there was going to be as much historical detail as there was, the title suggests that this book is more about myths and stories, but this is only a smaller section towards the end of the book.

I do have an interest in history, especially European history and like many the myths and stories are something that I do adore. Added to this the author also gives a lot of historical details. The lives, communities, travel and how the Norse and Vikings made their presence felt at the time and also how some things are a basis for things we are aware of today.

The author has obviously done his research and knows this subject well, it is something that became very obvious as I listened to this very thorough audio. I did have a look to see what else this author has written and was delighted to find many other works. These include Celtic, Egyptian, Roman and African books of Mythology and stories.

John Griffith is the narrator who has a pleasant voice and is easy to listen to and has narrated many books.

This is a book for those who like history as well as myth and legend of the era. It is quite comprehensive as it does cover quite a lot of how the Norse and Viking cultures lived at the time. Interesting and I will be looking to either read or listen to more by this author and I would definitely recommend this one.

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