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NUCLARK |
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20250618145643.0 |
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| 020 ## - INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER |
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| International Standard Book Number |
9781788314770 |
| 040 ## - CATALOGING SOURCE |
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NUCLARK |
| Transcribing agency |
NUCLARK |
| 050 ## - LIBRARY OF CONGRESS CALL NUMBER |
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| Classification number |
DL 65 .F75 2020 |
| 100 ## - MAIN ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME |
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| Personal name |
Fridriksdottir, Johanna Katrin |
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author |
| 245 #0 - TITLE STATEMENT |
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| Title |
Valkyrie : |
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the women of the viking world / |
| Statement of responsibility, etc. |
Johanna Katrin, Fridriksdottir |
| 260 ## - PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC. |
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| Place of publication, distribution, etc. |
London : |
| Name of publisher, distributor, etc. |
Bloomsbury Publishing, |
| Date of publication, distribution, etc. |
c2020 |
| 300 ## - PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION |
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| Extent |
252 pages : |
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illustrations (some color) ; |
| Dimensions |
24 cm. |
| 365 ## - TRADE PRICE |
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| Price amount |
PHP909.00 |
| 504 ## - BIBLIOGRAPHY, ETC. NOTE |
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| Bibliography, etc. note |
Includes bibliography and index. |
| 505 ## - FORMATTED CONTENTS NOTE |
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| Formatted contents note |
Introduction 'Valkyries decide who dies or lives' -- Infancy and childhood -- Teenage girls -- Adulthood, married life and divorce -- Pregnancy childbirth and motherhood, Widows, Old and death |
| 520 ## - SUMMARY, ETC. |
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"Valkyries: the female supernatural beings that choose who dies and who lives on the battlefield. They protect some, but guide spears, arrows and sword blades into the bodies of others. Viking myths about valkyries attempt to elevate the banality of war – to make the pain and suffering, the lost limbs and deformities, the piles of lifeless bodies of young men, glorious and worthwhile. Rather than their death being futile, it is their destiny and good fortune, determined by divine beings. The women in these stories take full part in the power struggles and upheavals in their communities, for better or worse.<br/><br/>Drawing on the latest historical and archaeological evidence, Valkyrie introduces readers to the dramatic and fascinating texts recorded in medieval Iceland, a culture able to imagine women in all kinds of roles carrying power, not just in this world, but pulling the strings in the other-world, too. In the process, this fascinating book uncovers the reality behind the myths and legends to reveal the dynamic, diverse lives of Viking women." |
| 650 ## - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM |
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WOMEN, VIKING--HISTORY |
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WOMEN--SCANDINAVIA--HISTORY--MIDDLES AGES, 500-1500. |
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OLD NORSE LITERATURE--HISTORY AND CRITICISM |
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Books |
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Library of Congress Classification |
