Norse myths by kevin crossley holland, first edition abebooks. Longrecognized master of norse mythology kevin crossley holland pairs with awardwinning artist jeffrey alan love for an exceptional look at the viking gods. Jackie morris, illustrator of the lost words kevin crossley hollands and jeffrey alan loves rendition of norse. An excellent introduction, notes, and a glossary provide mythological and historical backgrounds and suggest. The norse myths the pantheon fairy tale and folklore library by kevin crossley holland. Nov 12, 2015 the norse myths by kevin crossley holland in doc, rtf, txt download e book. Norse myths by kevin crossleyholland, jeffrey alan love. He writes beautifully, dramatically and accessibly, whether hes telling the story of oneeyed odin, thors mighty hammer or tricky loki with the flaming hair. In this gripping book kevin crossley holland brings alive the passion, cruelty and heroism of these unforgettable stories. The norse myths by kevin crossleyholland, paperback. An excellent introduction, notes, and a glossary provide mythological and historical backgrounds and suggest parallels with myths in other parts of the world. In the norse myths, kevin crossley holland gathers together thirtytwo myths important to the scandinavian culture. His best known work is probably the arthur trilogy 20002003, for which he won the guardian prize and other recognition.
The gods of the vikings come to life as never before in this extraordinary illustrated anthology by carnegie medalwinning author kevin crossley holland and artist jeffrey alan love. Kevin crossleyholland retells the myths in a flowing, easytofollow, contemporary style. Author kevin crossley holland explains that a long time back the vikings believed that human beings lived on middle earth. But his introductory material and thorough endnotes show him to be a formidable historian and cultural anthropologist as well, steeped in this era and its literature. Kevin crossley holland retells the norse myths in clear, attractive prose. Here are thirtytwo classic myths that bring the viking world vivi. Norse myths by kevin crossleyholland cumberland regional. Norse myths is a candlewick studio publication packed with stories and tales of gods, goddesses and giants from the norse mythologies. Published in penguin books as the norse myths 1982. Crossleyholland, who has translated beowulf and is an expert in norse mythology, is a natural storyteller who wears his learning lightly. Kevin crossleyholland s most popular book is the norse myths. Kevin crossley holland retells the myths in a flowing, easytofollow, contemporary style.
Norse myths by kevin crossleyholland 9781406361841hardback. The norse myths the pantheon fairy tale and folklore library by kevin crossleyholland. The gods of the vikings come to life as never before in this extraordinary illustrated anthology by carnegie medalwinning author kevin crossleyholland and astonishing artist. Winner of the mal peet childrens award at the east anglian book awards, 2019. Longrecognized master of norse mythology kevin crossleyholland.
Kevin crossley hollands and jeffrey alan loves rendition of norse myths is the best of many recent versions for children aged nine and above. His king arthur trilogy has been translated into twentytwo languages and has sold more than a million copies. The norse myths by kevin crossleyholland, paperback barnes. He has translated beowulf from the anglosaxon, and his retellings of traditional tales include the penguin. The book opens with a note from the author explaining the origins of the stories. Kevin crossleyholland has published several outstanding collections of myths, legends, and folktales, and is an awardwinning poet and author of childrens books. The norse myths by kevin crossleyholland librarything. Kevin crossleyholland after a lengthy detailed introduction on background material, the important myths are retold.
The gods of the vikings come to life as never before in this extraordinary. All content included on our site, such as text, images, digital downloads and other, is the property of its content suppliers and protected by us and international laws. This is also a very comprehensive collection of myths that includes thirty two stories, some of which cannot be found in more slender volumes. The penguin book of norse myths by kevin crossleyholland. Kevin crossley holland s awardwinning arthur trilogy comes to its triumphant and moving close. Kevin crossley hollands the norse myths are a very readable collection of talesmyths from the land of the norse. An extraordinary and enthralling illustrated anthology of norse myths from a carnegiemedal winning author. Kevin john william crossleyholland born 7 february 1941 is an english translator, childrens author and poet. The norse myths by kevin crossleyholland goodreads. Folktales of britain and ireland, and a brand new retelling for children of the. In the norse myths, kevin crossleyholland gathers together thirtytwo myths important to the scandinavian culture.
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