{"product_id":"our-fathers-godsaga-retold-for-the-young-hardcover","title":"Our Fathers' Godsaga: Retold for the Young - Hardcover","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eViktor Rydberg\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eWilliam P. Reaves\u003c\/b\u003e (Translator), \u003cb\u003eJohn Bauer\u003c\/b\u003e (Illustrator)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAn epic introduction to Norse mythology for students of all ages.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBased on the research of the 19th century Swedish poet and scholar, Viktor Rydberg, \u003ci\u003eOur Fathers' Godsaga\u003c\/i\u003e retells the mythology of Northern Europe in chronological order from Creation to Ragnar k.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThese are tales told by Vikings, epic tales of gods and giants, elves and dwarves, and of how their interaction and wars affect the first generations of human beings in the North. Based on a comprehensive examination of the source material, including the Icelandic Eddas and Sagas, this is likely the way Germanic mythology looked at the end of the heathen era.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eMany will recognize themes found here in J.R.R. Tolkien's \u003ci\u003eSilmarillion\u003c\/i\u003e, particularly the tale of the elf-smith V lund and his quest for revenge against the Aesir, first detailed by Rydberg in his comprehensive \u003ci\u003eInvestigations into Germanic Mythology\u003c\/i\u003e, 1886.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThis is an original translation of Viktor Rydberg's \u003ci\u003eF dernas Gudasaga\u003c\/i\u003e, his own retelling of the complete Norse mythic epic, first published in 1887, and many times since. The text includes a complete catalog of mythic names \u0026amp; the original artwork, from the 1911 German translation, by renowned children's artist John Bauer (1882-1918).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThis classic Swedish text appears in English now for the first time.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 224\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.87 x 9.33 x 6.25 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e November 11, 2003\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52639842500915,"sku":"9780595660971","price":35.03,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0300\/5595\/6612\/files\/cjNnVXZzT1dEbnhjdi9HRXJzOWhOdz09.webp?v=1762357989","url":"https:\/\/www.vysn.com\/products\/our-fathers-godsaga-retold-for-the-young-hardcover","provider":"VYSN","version":"1.0","type":"link"}