Norse Mythology by Mark Spratt | Audiobook

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Listen to free audiobook with a 30 day free trial : https://esound.space/audible Title: Norse Mythology Author: Mark Spratt Narrator: Tony Campanario Format: Unabridged Length: 44 mins Language: English Release date: 05-01-17 Publisher: Mark Spratt Genres: History, European Summary: D th names - Loki, Thor, Odin, nd Freya - sound familiar t you? Bfr th birth f Christianity in th Middle Ages, th n-glorified Vikings nd Germanic people hd thir w f life. Thi religion, culture, r tradition nvr hd n tul name, but it w muh respected, complicated, nd highly sophisticated. Thi "tradition", it w called b th wh practiced it t tht tim, w engulfed rund m rtin myths nd extraordinary personalities. Th religious stories wr passed dwn frm generation t generation until thr m a tim whn it w washed ashore. Thi fascinating religion f th Vikings blossomed until th birth f Christianity. Thi didn't stop th practice f thi "tradition" fr m people. T th Germanic people, th birth f Christianity brought a slow death to th Norse tradition. Th vr-faithful people t th religion wr nw called "the heathen". Th uniqueness f th Norse mythology n b n frm it vr diffrnt point f view nd it cyclical view f time. Modern knowledge f Norse mythology stems frm medieval texts, mt f thm written in Iceland. Descendants f Norse colonists in tht country maintained a strong interest in thir heritage vn ftr bming Christian. This book provides a brief introduction to Norse mythology, its gods and goddesses, and most important th tales f th Norse mythology that encompasses rund th birth, death, nd rebirth f th cosmos t Ragnarok. Th stories show nd tll u tht th events r in a cyclical narrative form. Contact: [email protected]