A Piece of Horse Liver: Myth, ritual and folklore in Old Icelandic sources by Jón Hnefill Aðalsteinsson, Terry Gunnell, Joan Turville-Petre

A Piece of Horse Liver: Myth, ritual and folklore in Old Icelandic sources

Jón Hnefill Aðalsteinsson, Terry Gunnell, Joan Turville-Petre

188 pages first pub 1998 (editions)

nonfiction history informative slow-paced
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A collection of eight lectures, translated into English, which reappraise Old Norse religion and Old Icelandic folk beliefs. This book examines sagas to find evidence for animal and human sacrifice, such as the night-time murder of a young couple ...

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