Description
Compiled by an unknown scribe in Iceland around 1270, and based on sources dating back centuries earlier, these mythological and heroic poems tell of gods and mortals from an ancient era: the giant-slaying Thor, the doomed Völsung family, the Hel-ride of Brynhild and the cruelty of Atli the Hun. Eclectic, incomplete and fragmented, these verses nevertheless retain their stark beauty and their power to enthrall, opening a window on to the thoughts, beliefs and hopes of the Vikings and their world.







Old Possum's Book of Practical Cats
Slipping the Leash
Luck Is the Hook
The Complete Poems of Anna Akhmatova
Gold from the Stone
Comic Poems
Birdbook: Saltwater and Shore
Being Alive
River Lane
Chameleon