Author: M. Lee
Publisher: Turtleback Books
ISBN: 9781417683321
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 165

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Author: Shinya Umemura,Takumi Fukui
Publisher: VIZ Media LLC
ISBN: 1974733408
Category : Comics & Graphic Novels
Languages : en
Pages : 196

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With humanity already down by one loss, the second round of the Ragnarok tournament is an unbelievable contest between Zeus, the father of all the Greek gods, and Adam, the very first human being! Up against the mighty Zeus, Adam may not look like much, but he has a few tricks hidden behind his fig leaf! Can he possibly take down the boss of Mount Olympus? As the second round comes to its dramatic end, the roaring crowd is already looking forward to the next matchup—Poseidon, the god of the seas, versus one of the greatest Japanese swordsmen ever, Sasaki Kojiro! -- VIZ Media

Author: Shinya Umemura,Takumi Fukui
Publisher: VIZ Media LLC
ISBN: 1974729419
Category : Comics & Graphic Novels
Languages : en
Pages : 195

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The valkyrie Brunhilde has convinced the gods to give humanity a chance at redemption through combat in the Valhalla arena. Seeking a quick end to the proceedings, the gods present their first fighter, Thor, the Norse god of thunder. Facing him is a warrior said to be the strongest in the history of mankind, the legendary general Lü Bu! -- VIZ Media

Author: A.S. Byatt
Publisher: Canongate Books
ISBN: 184767965X
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 124

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As the bombs rain down in the Second World War, one young girl is evacuated to the English countryside. Struggling to make sense of her new wartime life, she is given a copy of a book of ancient Norse myths and her inner and outer worlds are transformed. Linguistically stunning and imaginatively abundant, Byatt’s mesmerising tale - inspired by the myth of Ragnarok - is a landmark piece of storytelling from one of the world's truly great writers.

Author: Shinya Umemura,Takumi Fukui
Publisher: VIZ Media LLC
ISBN: 1974735389
Category : Comics & Graphic Novels
Languages : en
Pages : 196

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In the battle to decide the fate of humanity, the gods are up by two wins. Poseidon, the Greek god of the seas, enters the arena looking to extend the lead even further. To the crowd’s astonishment, the human challenger Brunhilde sends to the field is Sasaki Kojiro. Can a fighter known for having never once won a single match also be humanity’s greatest swordsman? Or is there more to Sasaki Kojiro’s reputation as history’s biggest loser than anyone can imagine? -- VIZ Media

Author: Shinya Umemura,Takumi Fukui
Publisher: VIZ Media LLC
ISBN: 1974741990
Category : Comics & Graphic Novels
Languages : en
Pages : 193

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Round four of Ragnarok has ended in a shocking win for humanity, with Jack the Ripper standing victorious over the fallen Heracles. With the score now tied, the gods are absolutely determined not to let humanity get ahead. Raring to go since the start, Shiva, the Destroyer, finally gets his chance to enter the Valhalla arena. With an opportunity to take the lead, Brunhilde calls upon the unbridled strength of the greatest (and horniest) sumo wrestler in history, Raiden Tameemon! -- VIZ Media

Author: Leon Ashworth
Publisher: Cherrytree Books
ISBN: 9781842342701
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 36

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Describes Viking and Northland gods and goddesses and the mythology attached to them.

Author: David Cassady
Publisher: BradyGames
ISBN: 9781566869034
Category : Games & Activities
Languages : en
Pages : 274

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BradyGAMES-Final Fantasy VIII Official Strategy Guide Features: Detailed Walkthroughs Boss Strategies Item & Magic Lists Complete Bestiary and over 450 Full-Color Maps! The ONLY Official Guide! Platform: PlayStation Genre: RPG

Author: Myung Jin Lee
Publisher: TokyoPop
ISBN: 9781931514750
Category : Comics & Graphic Novels
Languages : en
Pages : 196

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"Originally published in Korea in 1998 by Daiwon C.I. Inc."--T.p. verso.

Author: Lotte Hedeager
Publisher: Routledge
ISBN: 1136817263
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 321

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Iron Age Myth and Materiality: an Archaeology of Scandinavia AD 400-1000 considers the relationship between myth and materiality in Scandinavia from the beginning of the post-Roman era and the European Migrations up until the coming of Christianity. It pursues an interdisciplinary interpretation of text and material culture and examines how the documentation of an oral past relates to its material embodiment. While the material evidence is from the Iron Age, most Old Norse texts were written down in the thirteenth century or even later. With a time lag of 300 to 900 years from the archaeological evidence, the textual material has until recently been ruled out as a usable source for any study of the pagan past. However, Hedeager argues that this is true regarding any study of a society’s short-term history, but it should not be the crucial requirement for defining the sources relevant for studying long-term structures of the longue durée, or their potential contributions to a theoretical understanding of cultural changes and transformation. In Iron Age Scandinavia we are dealing with persistent and slow-changing structures of worldviews and ideologies over a wavelength of nearly a millennium. Furthermore, iconography can often date the arrival of new mythical themes anchoring written narratives in a much older archaeological context. Old Norse myths are explored with particular attention to one of the central mythical narratives of the Old Norse canon, the mythic cycle of Odin, king of the Norse pantheon. In addition, contemporaneous historical sources from late Antiquity and the early European Middle Age - the narratives of Jordanes, Gregory of Tours, and Paul the Deacon in particular - will be explored. No other study provides such a broad ranging and authoritative study of the relationship of myth to the archaeology of Scandinavia.