Mythology & Folk Tales

With a lively text by Kathleen Stokker, this lavishly illustrated guide to Sigmund Aarseth's vibrant primstav (calendar stick) murals in Vesterheim's Amdal-Odland Heritage Center is a color compendium of Norwegian folklore as well as a study of a contemporary folk-art...

Learn to use this ancient code for insight, direction, and divination! A guide to the secrets of rune-reading, an ancient predictive art, that teaches you how to lay out runes and interpret them instantly. Runes (meaning a secret or mystery)...

In this stunning storybook, renowned Finnish author-illustrator Pirkko-Liisa Surojegin retells 26 of her favorite traditional animal tales, illustrated with intricate and characterful artwork. An ideal gift book, An Illustrated Collection of Nordic Animal Tales features foil details, luxury paper, and a ribbon marker....

The first English publication of Sámi folktales from Scandinavia collected and illustrated in the early twentieth century. Although versions of tales about wizards and magical reindeer from northern Scandinavia are found in European folk and fairytale collections, stories told by...

Joanne Asala translates this collection of sayings from ancient myths, originally written over a thousand years ago and said to be given by Odin, father of the Norse Gods. The words give a clear picture of the heroic ethics, warrior code,...

Weird tales, wild seas! Originally printed in 1893, this second printing of a classic collection of legends transports the reader to a strange, salty world of maelstroms and maleficent spirits, boat builders, and dream-wreckers.  Illustrations by Laurence Housman and translated by...

The Caldecott medal-winning d'Aulaires once again captivate their young audience with this beautifully illustrated introduction to Norse legends, telling stories of Odin the All-father, Thor the Thunder-god and the theft of his hammer, Loki the mischievous god of the Jotun...

Selected from the Tales of Peter Christian Asbjørnsen and Jørgen Moe. Each of these popular proverbs features an illustration by Messrs. J. & G. Nicholls from Rambles and Scrambles in Norway by Robert Taylor Pritchett. Softcover.