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In the Days of Giants: A Book of Norse Tales - cover

In the Days of Giants: A Book of Norse Tales

Abbie Farwell Brown

Publisher: Good Press

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"This book is made of the stories told by the Northern folk,—the people who live in the land of the midnight sun, where summer is green and pleasant, but winter is a terrible time of cold and gloom; where rocky mountains tower like huge giants, over whose heads the thunder rolls and crashes, and under whose feet are mines of precious metals. Therefore you will find the tales full of giants and dwarfs,—spirits of the cold mountains and dark caverns. You will find the hero to be Thor, with his thunderbolt hammer, who dwells in the happy heaven of Asgard, where All-Father Odin is king, and where Balder the beautiful makes springtime with his smile." The novel "In the Days of Giants…" is a collection of Norse mythological tales arranged by Abbie Farwell Brown.
Available since: 11/19/2019.
Print length: 675 pages.

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