Henry Adams Bellows

The ancient oral traditions of the Norsemen live on in these translations known as the "Lays of the Gods." This 13th-century collection recaptures a mythical world that influenced Tolkien and other storytellers.

This vibrant compilation presents the heroic sagas of ancient Scandinavia. Its timeless legends of superhuman warriors and doomed lovers have inspired Wagner's "Ring Cycle" and Tolkien's "Middle-earth."

THERE existed from very early times a collection of Norse proverbs and wise counsels, which were ...

The Havamal in a pocket-sized format. Few collections in the world's literary history present sounder wisdom than the Havamal. These Words of The High One (Othin), occasionally rise to lofty heights of poetry. It shows noble ideals of loyalty, truth, and unfaltering courage. This text (by HENRY ADAMS BELLOWS) is in the public domain because it was not renewed in a timely fashion as required at the...

The Story of My Misfortunes, also known as Historia Calamitatum (A history of my calamities), is an autobiographical work in Latin by Peter Abelard, one of medieval France's most important intellectuals and a pioneer of scholastic philosophy. The Story of My Misfortunes is one of the first autobiographical works in medieval Western Europe, written in the form of a letter. It is exceptionally...

The Poetic Edda...

Excerpt from Highland Light: And Other Poems ...

An excerpt from the INTRODUCTION:...