She was awarded the Order of the Falcon for services to Icelandic literature by the President of Iceland in 2018. 2014), Winter is Coming and All Men Must Die (on ‘Game of Thrones’, 2015, 2021), The Land of the Green Man (2015) on place and folklore, and the Norse Myths (2017) from Thames and Hudson. Her books include the World’s Classics translation of The Poetic Edda (2nd ed. She wrote her doctoral thesis on wisdom poetry in Old English and Old Norse, and has published very widely on Old Norse literature, Arthurian literature, British folklore and medievalism. She first went to Scandinavia at the age of 18 to work in a hotel in the Norwegian fjords and has been fascinated by the myths and legends of the north since the age of seven. Loki (Logi or Loge) and his monstrous childrenĬarolyne Larrington is professor of medieval European literature at the University of Oxford and Fellow and Tutor in medieval English literature at St John’s College. If you are in the UK, you can purchase a book bundle and ticket for the special discounted price of £62 including P&P. The Norse Myths that Shape the Way We Think by Carolyne Larrington Photograph: Thames and HudsonĬarolyne’s books, The Norse Myths that Shape the Way We Think, and The Norse Myths: A Guide to the Gods and Heroes are available to purchase from the Guardian Bookshop.
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