Includes bibliographical references (pages 195-215) and index.
Contents
The Giant Killer : Thor in Old Norse mythology -- Theorizing Thor -- Christ versus Thor -- Recovering the Past : Scholarship from the Enlightenment to National Romanticism -- Thor in Denmark : From Klopstock to Grundtvig -- Thor in Germany : From Grimm to Himmler -- Thor in America : From Longfellow to Lee.
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Summary
An exploration of how the legend of Thor has been adopted, adapted and transformed through history.