1955 Gods of the North

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First Edition, Illustrated, Original Binding, Publishers' Original Binding, With Dustwrapper

First edition. Illustrated with eight photogravure plates and nineteen in-text images. Collated complete. This work deals with the old gods of mythology - Odin, Thor, Tyr, Balder, and the rest - whose monuments in English are now some of the names of the days of the week, place names, and folk tales. Here the ancient myths of the Anglo-Saxons and Norse congeries of tribes are preserved and retold, with an attempt to assess the relevance of these tales to the modern day. Written by Brian Branston, a British author, scholar, and film producer.