First published in the United Kingdom in 2017 as The Norse Myths
ISBN 978-0-500-25196-6
by Thames & Hudson Ltd, 181A High Holborn, London WC1V 7QX
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The Norse Myths © 2017 Thames & Hudson Ltd, London
This electronic version first published in 2017 by
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On the cover (clockwise from top left): Loki bound; sacrifice scene; Fenrir devours Óðinn; Óðinn riding Sleipnir; Viking warship; trampling horse. Jacket artwork by Alex Wright based on images from: Austers stone, Gotland; Kirkby Stephen stone, Cumbria; Stora Hammars I stone, Gotland; Thorwald’s Cross, Isle of Man; Tjängvide stone, Gotland. © Thames & Hudson Ltd, London.
Frontispiece: The wolf Fenrir swallows Óðinn, from the Viking-Age Thorwald Cross, Isle of Man.