Norse/Saxon Bibliography

          Prepared by Helgi Torleif Dagsson

                    Version 0.31


         Opinions expressed are those of the author,
         who shall be solely responsible for the
         contents of this document.

         Judy Mitchell and Jane Sibley are thanked
         for their assistance in preparation of this
         document.



 # at the end of a listing means not in books in print, 1990-91.
The listing includes ISBNs, as well as Library of Congress call numbers
whenever possible.


ANTHROPOLOGY

    Blumfield, J.  Runes. #

    Branston, Brian.  Gods of the North.  (London & New York: Thames and 
Hudson, 1980)  ISBN: 0-50-27177-1  LC 79. 66 B0   #

    Branston, Brian.  Lost Gods of England.  (London & New York: Thames and 
Hudson, 1984) ISBN: 0-500-27321-9.  BL 980. G7 B7 1984  #

         Lost Gods of England  is a coffee table-style book of scholarly 
intent.  There are many illustrations, pictures and diagrams.  It describes 
many of the old Anglo-Saxon deities, many of whom are not familiar to most 
modern-day Americans.


    Branston, Brian. Gods and Heroes from Viking Mythology  (New York: 
Schocken, 1987) ISBN: 0-8052-3794-1  BL 860. B66 1982  $16.95

    Bronstead, Johannes.  Vikings.  #

    Brix, Hans.  Studier i Nordisk Runemagi  (Gyldendal Bokhandel, 1928) 
(SWEDISH) #

         A good work

    Chadwick, H.M. The Cult of Othin (Cambridge, 1899) #

    Craigie, W.A. The Religion of Ancient Scandinavia  (Salem, NH: Ayers 
Publishing Co., 1906) ISBN: 0-8369-5086-0 1969 BL 860. C7 1969  $14.50

    de Vries, Jan.  Altgermanische Religiongeschite  (Berlin: Walter de 
Gruyter, 1956-57) (GERMAN)  #

         This work is mentioned in the recommended reading section of 
Ellis-Davidson, and often cited by Dumezil.  Do not confuse it with the other
works of the same name by other authors.

    Dumezil, Georges. Les Dieux Souverains des Indo-Europeens (Paris: 
Gallimard (Biblioteque des sciences humain), 1986) ISBN: 2-07029586-9   
BL 660. D793 1986 (FRENCH) #

         This is a classic reference work.

    Dumezil, Georges.  Gods of the Ancient Northmen  (Berkeley: University of
CA Press, 1973) ISBN: 0-520-03507-0 #

         Dumezil was one of the leading experts in old European religion in 
the middle of the twentieth century.  Here is one of the few works of his 
which has been translated into English.


    Dumezil, Georges.  Loki  (Paris: Flammarion, 1986) ISBN: 2-08211159-8  
BL 870. L6 D8 1986 (FRENCH) #

    Elliot, Ralph.  Runes, an Introduction.  (New York: St Martin's, 1989) 
ISBN:  0-312-03491-1 PD 2013. E4 1989  $19.95  

         Elliot's book is one of the best basic scholarly books on the Runes 
written in the last thirty-some years (It was originally published in 1959.)

    Ellis-Davidson, H.R.  Myths and Symbols in Pagan Europe: Early 
Scandinavian and Celtic Religions.  (Syracuse: Syracuse University Press, 
1988) ISBN: 0-8156-2438-7   BL 860.D37 1988 $34.95

    Ellis-Davidson, H.R.  Pagan Scandinavia.  (New York: Praeger, 1967) 
(Ancient People and Places, vol 58) BL 860. D38 1967b #

    Ellis-Davidson, H.R. Gods and Myths of Northern Europe  (New York: 
Penguin, 1964)  ISBN: 0-14-020670-1  BL 860. D36  $6.95

         All of the works by Ellis-Davidson are classics in the field.
         In Gods and Myths,  Ellis-Davidson has written a book that is a good
general introduction to the Old Religion of the North.  The book is scholarly
but not written at such a level that it becomes inaccessible.  In it are 
chapters on the various deities, and comparison with earlier germanic, Roman,
Celtic and occasionally Indic cultic practices.


    Ellis, Hilda Roderick. The Road to Hel (Westport, CT: Greenwood Press, 
1968) ISBN: 0-8371-0070-4  PT 7162. D4 1968  $35.00 (Greenwood is out of 
stock)

    In The Road to Hel,  Ellis (i.e., Ellis-Davidson) describes the Germanic 
concepts of death and the afterlife (eschatology.)  This is a subject not 
covered at length in many other places.

    Ellis-Davidson, H.R. Scandinavian Mythology  (New York: Peter Bedrick 
Books, 1986) ISBN: 0-87226041-0  BL 860. D384 1987 #

    Gelling, Peter, and Ellis-Davidson, H.R.  The Chariot of the Sun and 
other Rites and Symbols of the Northern Bronze Age  (New York: Praeger, 1969)
BL 863. G4  1969 #

         This is an excellent work.

    Glob, Peter V. The Bog People  (Ithaca, NY: Cornell U Press, 1988) ISBN: 
0-8014-9527-X GN780.D4 G53 1969b   $12.95

    Grattan, J.H.G.; & Singer S. Anglo-Saxon Magic and Medicine. (Wellcome 
hist mus new series)#

    Kemble, J.M.  Anglo-Saxon Runes.  (London: Andrew Pub Co., 1976) #

      A classic reference but one difficult to obtain.

    Larson, Gerald J.; Littelton, Scott C.; and Puhvel, Jan (eds.) Myth in 
Indo-European Antiquity  (Ann Arbor, MI: Books Demand UMI)  BL 660.M93  
$51.30

    MacCulloch, John Arnott.  The Celtic and Scandinavian Religions.  
(Westport, CT: Greenwood Press, 1973)  ISBN: 0-8371-6705-1  BL 900. M38  1973
 Reprint of 1948 ed. $35.00

    MacCulloch, John Arnott.  Mythology of All Races: Vol II (Eddic)  
(Savage, MD: Cooper Sq., 1932)ISBN: 0-8154-014304  $40.00

    Marstrander, Carl.  Runarna.  (SWEDISH) #

         Runarna is a classic work.

    Munch, R.A. Norse Mythology  Revised by Magnus Olsen.  Translated by S.B.
Husvett.  (American-Scandinavian Foundation) #

    Owen, Gale R.  Rites and Religions of the Anglo-Saxons.  (Savage, MD: 
Barnes & Noble, 1981)  ISBN: 0-389-20128-6  BL 2785. G7 #

    Page, R.I. Runes  (Berkeley: University of California Press, 1987). Vol 4
of the Reading the Past series.  ISBN: 0-520-06114-4   PD 2013. P34 1987 
 $8.95

         Runes is a solid scholarly work on Anglo-Saxon runes by a very 
non-credulous well-respected author.

    Page, R.I. Norse Mythology.  (Austin: University of Texas Press, 1990)

    Polome, Edgar C.  Essays on Germanic Religion  (New York: Conjunctions, 
1989)  Journal of Indo-European Studies Monograph #6.  ISBN 0-8047-1149-6  
BL 865. P4 1989  $30.00  

    Puhvel, Jan. (ed.) Myth and Law among the Indo-Europeans.  (Berkeley: 
University of California Press, 1970) ISBN 0-520-01587-8  BL 660. M9  #

         This book is often cited in Dumezil.

    Quennell, C.B.H.  Everyday Life in Roman and Anglo-Saxon Times.  (North 
Pomfret, VT: Trafalgar Sq.-David & Charles, 1987)  ISBN:  0-7134-1675-0.  
DA 130. Q4  1959  $20.95

         All of the Everyday Life series are small-format hardbacks which 
describe various aspects of life (religion, politics, farming, warfare, 
economy, material culture, etc.) of people of various classes in the time and
place mentioned.  Each is written well and does not require a scholarly 
understanding, but the sources are noted for those who wish to do further 
research.
         The series is highly recommended for children.

    Simpson, Jacqueline.  Everyday Life in the Viking Age.  (New York: Dorset
Press, 1987) ISBN: 0-88029-146-X   DL 31. S55  $17.95 Dist. by Hippocene
Books

         See the entry for Quennell.


    Stroem, Folke.  Nid, Ergi, and old Norse moral attitudes.  (London, The 
Dorothea Coke Memorial Lectures in Northern Studies.  University College, 
London Viking Society for Northern Research, 1974) 20p.  #

   In this paper, Stroem addresses several Norse moral concepts not part
 of the modern culture of the area.  One very serious taboo is ragr, passive 
homosexuality.  Stroem discusses how an accusation of ragr can lead to a 
mortal challenge.


    Todd, Malcolm.  Everyday Life of the Barbarians.  (New York: Hippocene 
Books, 1989) ISBN: 0-88029-176-1  GN 549. G4 T62  $16.95  

         See the entry for Quennell.


    Turville-Petre, E.O.G. Myth and Religion of the North (Westport, CT: 
Greenwood Press, 1975) ISBN: 0-8371-7420-1  BL 860. T8 1975  $59.75 #

         Turville-Petre's book is another solid, scholarly overview of 
the subject.

    Von Friesen, Otto.  Runorna i Sverige  (Uppsala, 1928) (SWEDISH) #

    Wahlgren, Erik. The Vikings and America.  (London: Thames & Hudson, 1986)
ISBN: 0-500-021090  $22.50

    Williams, Mary Wilhelmene.  Social Scandinavia in the Viking Age.  (New 
York:  MacMillan Co., 1920)  (Crest Reprints) ISBN 0-527-96960-5  
DL 31. W5  $29.00



BIBLIOGRAPHY / REFERENCE

    Lindow, John. Scandinavian mythology : an annotated bibliography  
(New York: Garland Pub, 1988)  (Garland folklore bibliographies ; v. 13) 
 Z 7836 .L58 1988   $48.00  #



HISTORY

    Haakon, Shelelig; and Falk, Hjalmar.  Gordon, E.V. (translator)  
Scandinavian Archaeology (Oxford: Clarendon Press) #

    Hollander, Lee M. (translator)  Guthmondson, Barthi.  The Origin of the 
Icelanders.  (Lincoln, NE: University of Nebraska Press)   
ISBN: 0-8032-0063-3  $16.95

    Jones, Gwyn. A History of the Vikings (London: Oxford U Press, 1984) 
ISBN:  0-1928139-X  DL 31. J6 1973  $12.95

         Jones' History of the Vikings is a good work

    Magnusson, Magnus.  Vikings!  (New York: E.P. Dutton, 1980) ISBN: 
0-52522892-6  PL 65. M353 #

    Magnusson, Magnus. Hammer of the North  (New York: Putnam, 1976) ISBN: 
0-39911744-X PL 21.M33 1976 #

    Moberg, Vilhelm. A History of the Swedish People (Barnes & Noble: 1970) 
ISBN 0-88029-312-8 #

    Olrik, Axel.  Viking Civilization.  (1930) #

    Pohl, Frederick.  The Viking Settlements of North America  (New York: 
Clarkson Press, 1972) Dist by Crown Publisher

         Pohl's excellent work is an overview of the Viking voyages to 
America.  There is a  summary of the extant written records, and the results
of Mr. Pohl's field research to determine the modern-day locations of the 
Viking landings and settlements.


    Todd, Malcolm.  The Northern Barbarians: 100 BC -- AD 300.  (New York: 
Basil Blackwell, 1987) ISBN: 0-631-15161-3  DD 75. T63 1987  $14.95
 
    Wilson, David M. The Northern World: The History and Heritage of Northern
 Europe. (London: Thames & Hudson, 1980) ISBN: 0-500-25070-7  DL 30. N65 
1980 #

    Wilson, David M. The Vikings and their Origins.  (London: Thames & 
Hudson, 1989) ISBN: 0-500-27542-4  DL 31. W54 1980  $10.95




LITERARY COMMENTARY

    Andersson, Theodore Murdock.  The Legend of Brynhild (Islandica XLIII)  (
Ithaca, NY: Cornell University Press, 1980)  ISBN: 0-8014-1302-8  PN 831.A5 #

    Clover, Carol J., and Lindow, John.  Old Norse-Icelandic Literature: 
A Critical Guide.  (Ithaca, NY: Cornell University Press, 1985)  
ISBN: 0-8014-01755-4 PT 7161. O4 1985  $34.50

    Dumezil, Georges.  La Saga de Hadingus (Paris: Presses Universitaries de 
France, 1953) (FRENCH)#

    Greenway, John L.  The Golden Horns: Mythic Imagination and the Nordic 
Past.  (Athens: University of Georgia Press, 1977) ISBN: 0-8203-0384-4  
PT 7048. G7  $20.00

    Hallberg, Peter.  Old Icelandic Poetry -- Eddaic Lay and Skaldic Verse.  
Translated by Schach, Peter and Lindgren, Sonja.  (Lincoln, NE: University of
Nebraska Press, 1975)ISBN: 0-8032-0855-3    PT  7170. H313  $21.00

    Polome, Edgar C. (editor) Old Norse Literature and Mythology  (Austin: 
University of Texas Press, 1969) ISBN: 0-292-78386-8  PT 7160. 04 #


SAGAS / SOURCE MATERIAL

    Bellows, H. A. (translator) The Poetic Edda  (New York: Biblio and 
Tannen, 1969)  PT 7234.E5 B5 1969#

    Bugge, S.; & Olsen, Magnus.  Norges Inskrifter med de Aeldra Runer. 
(4 Vols, 1891-1921) (NORWEGIAN) #

    Craigie, W.A.  Icelandic Sagas  (Millwood, NY: Kraus Repr., 1968)  ISBN: 
0-527-20100-6  PT 7181. C7  1973  $16.00 

    Delrolez, R. Runica Manuscripta: the English Tradition.  (Brugge: De 
Tempel, 1954) PD 2017.D4 #
         This is an excellent work; it is the best book on manuscripts on the
 continent.  It includes the Isruna/De Inventione tracts and clones.

    Ellis-Davidson, H.R. (editor)  Peter Fisher (translator).  Grammaticus, 
Saxo  The History of the Danes  (Cambridge, UK: D.S. Brewer; Totowa, NJ: 
Rowman and Littlefield, 1979-1980)  2 vols. ISBN: vol 1: 0-84766221-7  
vol 2: 0-84766938-6    DL147 .S2713 1979   $36.50 #

         This is a translation from the Latin of a medieval text which has 
both historic and mythic elements.  Included is a commentary by 
Ellis-Davidson.

    Fox, Denton; and Palsson, Hermann. (translators)  Gautrek's Saga  
(Toronto, U of Toronto Press, 1974) ISBN: 0-8020-1925-0   PT 7269. 67 E53  #

    Fox, Denton, and Palsson, Hermann (translators) Grettir's Saga  
(Toronto: U of Toronto Press, 1974)  ISBN 0-8020-6165-6  $13.95

    Hollander, Lee M. (translator) Heimskringla  The History of the Kings of 
Norway.  (Austin: University of Texas Press, 1964)#

    Hollander, Lee M. (translator) The Skalds: A Selection of their Poems  
(New York: Princeton University Press, 1945) Paperback Michigan 1968 #

    Hollander, Lee M. (translator)  Viga-Glum's Saga Library of Scandinavian 
Literature Series: Vol 14. (New York: American Scandinavian Foundation, 1972)
ISBN: 0-89067-021-8   $10.50

    Hollander, Lee M. (translator) The Poetic Edda  (Austin: University of 
Texas Press, 1988) ISBN: 0-292-76499-5  $12.95

    Hollander, Lee M. (translator) The Saga of the Jolmsvikings  (Austin: 
University of Texas Press, 1989)  ISBN 0-292-77623-3   $6.95

    Jones, Gwyn.  Erik the Red and other Icelandic Sagas.  (London and 
New York: Oxford University Press, 1980) ISBN: 0-19-28152-8  
PT 7262. E5 J5 1980   $3.95

    Laing, Samuel P. (translator) Heimskringla (New York: AMS Press, 1989) 
ISBN: 0-40414607-4 PT 7277.E5 L3 1979 #

    Magnusson, Magnus (translator) Icelandic Sagas  (London: Bodley Head, 
1987) ISBN: 0-37031074-8  DL 338.M54 #

    Magnusson, Magnus; and Palsson, Hermann. (translators) King Harald's Saga
(London & New York: Penguin Books, 1966)  ISBN: 0-14-044183-2  $5.95

    Magnusson, Magnus; and Palsson, Hermann. (translators)  The Vinland Sagas
(London & New York: Penguin Books, 1965) ISBN: 0-14-044218-9   
PT 7269. L4 E54 1969   $5.95

    Magnusson, Magnus; and Palsson, Hermann. (translators)  The Laxdaela Saga
(London & New York: Penguin Books, 1969) PT 7269. L4 E54 1968b 
ISBN: 0-14-044218-9 $5.95

    Magnusson, Magnus; and P lsson, Hermann. (translators)  Njal's Saga 
(London & New York: Penguin Books, 1960) ISBN: 0-14-044103-4  $4.95

    Magnusson, Magnus; and P lsson, Hermann. (translators)  Hrafenkel's 
Saga (London & New York: Penguin Books, 1971) ISBN: 0-14-044238-3.  #

    Morris, William.  The Works of William Morris.  Vol VII: The Volsung 
Saga.  (London, 1910-15)#

    Olsen, Magnus.  Norges Indskrifter med de Yngre Runer.  (NORWEGIAN) #

    Palsson, Hermann; and Edwards, Paul. (translators) Orkneyinga Saga 
(London & New York:  Penguin Books, 1978) ISBN: 0-14-044383-5  $5.95

    Palsson, Hermann; and Edwards, Paul. (translators) Egil's Saga (London & 
New York: Penguin Books, 1976)ISBN: 0-14-044321-5  PT 7269. E3 E57 1976 
 $5.95

    Palsson, Hermann; and Edwards, Paul. (translators) Erybygga Saga  (New 
York: Penguin Books, 1989)  ISBN: 0-14-044530-7  PT 7269. E6 E56  $5.95

    Palsson, Hermann; and Edwards, Paul. (translators) Landnamabok (The 
Book of Settlements) Vol 1 in University of Manitoba Icelandic Studies.  
Manitoba, 1972  ISBN: 0-8357-7342-6  (Books Demand UMI)   $49.00

    Palsson, Hermann; and Edwards, Paul. (translators) Hrolf Gautrekson: A 
Viking Romance. (Edinburgh: Southside Publishers, 1972) ISBN: 0-90002502-6  
PT 7287. H84 1972b #

    Palsson, Hermann, & Edwards, Paul. (translators) Seven Viking Romances.  
(New York: Penguin Books, 1985)  ISBN: 0-14-04474-2.  PT 7262. E5 S48 
1988  $6.95

    Palsson, Hermann, & Edwards, Paul. (translators)  Kyntlings Saga: A 
History of the Kings of Denmark.  (Philadelphia: Coronet Books) 
ISBN: 0-8357-7342-6  $34.00 .

    Simpson, Jacqueline.  Scandinavian Folktales.  (London & New York: 
Penguin, 1988) ISBN 0 14 059.505 8
       A good collection of tales, with comments and citations.

    Sturlason, Snorri.  Olof Saga: Heimskringla.  2 vols, (Lanham, MD: 
Biblio Distr., 1964 reprint)  ISBNs: 0-460-00717-3 and 0-460-00722-X. 
 $14.95 each

    Terry, Patricia (translator) Poems of the Elder Edda  (Philadelphia: 
University of Pennsylvania Press, 1990) ISBN: 0-81228220-5  PT 7234. E5 1990
 $15.95  

    Turville-Petre, E.O.G.  Skaldic Poetry.  (New York: Clarendon Press, 
1976) ISBN: 0-19812571-8  PT 7172. T83  #

    Taylor, Paul B., and Auden, W.H.  The Elder Edda: A Selection.  (London: 
Faber and Faber, 1973)  ISBN: 0-571-10319-7  #

    Titchenell, Elsa-Brita (translator and editor) The Masks of Odin  
(Pasadena: Theosophical U Press, 1985)  ISBN: 0-911500-72-3  BL 860. T54 1985
  $9.00

    The Masks of Odin has both commentary and English translations of several
important works, including the Havamal.

    Vigfusson, Gudbrand; and York Powell, F. (editors)  Corpus Poeticum 
Boreale, The Poetry of the Old Northern Tongue from the Earliest Times to the
Thirteenth Century.  (Oxford, 1833) #

    Young, Jean M. (translator) The Prose Edda of Snorri Sturlason  
(Berkeley: University of California Press, 1972)  ISBN: 0-520-01232-1  $7.95