(Paperback)

From their base in Scandinavia, the Vikings spread across northern Europe, into Russia and across the Atlantic. This book offers a survey of who the Vikings were, what they did, why they did it and how we know about them. It also includes an account of their saga literature.

(Paperback)

The myths of the Norse god Thor were preserved in the Icelandic Eddas, set down in the early Middle Ages. The bane of giants and trolls, Thor was worshipped as the last line of defence against all that threatened early Nordic society. This title explores the extraordinary regard in which Thor has been held since medieval times.

(Hardback)

The myths of the Norse god Thor were preserved in the "Icelandic Eddas", set down in the early Middle Ages. The bane of giants and trolls, Thor was worshipped as the last line of defence against all that threatened early Nordic society. This title explores how the legend of Thor has been adopted, adapted and transformed through history.

(Hardback)

The Dragon traces the history of ideas about dragons and asks what exactly it might be in our imaginations that appears to have necessitated such a creature for thousands of years.