As just one instance, the ruins of Babylon and Ur, Athens and Rome hint at the incredible richness of those fabled cities. Especially compelling are the artists interpretations or recreations of what various ancient civilizations would have looked like– their architecture, homes, monuments, cities, daily life, jewelry, food, family life, dwellings, occupations, etc.
And designed as an introduction to the time frame covered. Each volume undertakes to describe the major events that happened in one specific time period(or“age” in the development of mankind’s civilization(s) The volumes are richly illustrated.
1970) The“Great Ages of Man” series was released in the mid-1960’s. PLEASE SEE IMAGES BELOW FOR JACKET DESCRIPTION(S) AND FOR PAGES OF PICTURES FROM INSIDE OF BOOK. Pages are pristine clean, unmarked, unmutilated, tightly bound. Otherwise in Very Good to Like New condition. We’re happy to send you a summary of the differing conditions and prices we may have for the same title. We might also have different editions as well(some paperback, some hardcover, oftentimes international editions) If you don’t see what you want, please contact us and ask. Odds are we have other copies of this same title in varying conditions, some less expensive, some better condition. NOTE: We have 75.000 books in our library, almost 10,000 different titles. TRANSLATE Arabic Chinese French German Greek Indonesian Italian Hindi Japanese Korean Swedish Portuguese Russian Spanish Time-Life Great Ages of Man Series–. The“Eddas” were collected together, masterpieces of Norse mythology that included the tragic death of Balder the comic ta During the early part of the thirteenth century. And on these northerly shores, the sweep of Christianity across Europe was delayed long enough to allow learned men, proud of their pagan past, to adapt the art of storytelling to the written word. For deeply imbued with the values of the Norsemen though they were, the intention was entertainment, the emphasis on action and pace. The stories feature well-defined characters, colorfully portrayed. Here the art of storytelling lived on, vivid, dramatic, and realistic. From the oral tradition to the prose sagas that have come down to us, owes much to the Norse colonization of Iceland. What dazzling inspiration for young Viking warriors these tales must have been, vividly told beside blazing fires on dark and frozen nights. These were the human attributes the medieval Norsemen admired most.
Valor, nobility, and a triumphant greatness of spirit. But less well known are the stories themselves, stories with all the classic qualities of a long-lost age. Their sagas are stirring tales that are as powerful now as they were a thousand years ago. For sheer adventure and high drama, they are without equal. The myths of the Norsemen are darkly romantic. Through the battlefields they swoop, bringing the kiss of death to the warriors bound for Valhalla, hall of the chosen slain.
Below, the Valkyrs ride forth, their golden hair streaming through the clouds, the pale northern sun glinting on shields and spears. A mighty watchtower, Odin surveys the world a world of gods, giants, elves, dwarves, and men. TRANSLATE Arabic Chinese French German Greek Indonesian Italian Hindi Japanese Korean Swedish Portuguese Russian Spanish Myths of the Norsemen From the.