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1 online resource (455 pages). |
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Zombies anthology |
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Zombies anthology.
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BiblioBoard Core module.
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Includes indexes. |
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"This large paper edition is limited to one hundred and twenty-five copies, all of which are numbered. This is no. ."--verso half t.p. |
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Presentation copy inscribed by Morris to Edward Burne-Jones: v. 1. "to Edward Burne-Jones from Will. January 1891; v. 2. "to Edward Burne Jones from William Morris Nov. 29th 1891"; v. 3. "to Edward Burne-Jones from William Morris April 9th, 1893." |
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Ex libris: Edward Burne-Jones. |
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Library lacks vol. VI. |
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Original document: Book. |
| Contents |
v. 1. The story of Howard the Halt. The story of the banded men. The story of Hen Thorir -- v. 2. The story of the ere-dwellers with the story of the heath-slayings -- v. 3-6. The stories of the kings of Norway called the round of the world (Heimskringla), by Snorri Sturluson. |
| Summary |
Telling the epic tale of two battling clans in Iceland, Story of the Ere-Dwellers is one of the oldest legends in Icelandic history. Featuring supernatural elements, bloody fights and more, the story’s most interesting and easily most horrifying creature is the draugr. Translating to “after-walker” or “one who walks after death,” the draugr is an undead creature prominent in Icelandic lore and Norse mythology. While the original Norse meaning of the word was “ghost,” the draugr is nothing short of a zombie. Spirit-like creatures that live in the graves, the draugr would possess the corpses and seek to destroy any living being that ventured too close to the grave or insulted the grave’s owner. Like that doesn’t sound scary enough, the draugr also have super-human strength, the ability to increase their size at will and a horrible stench of decaying human flesh. While followers of the Nose traditions have largely fizzled out, the people of Scandinavia still utilize the draugr in their horror stories. |
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GMD: electronic resource. |
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Sagas.
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Icelandic literature -- Translations into English.
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English literature -- Translations.
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Norway -- History.
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Scandinavia -- History.
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Iceland -- History.
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Snorri Sturluson, 1179?-1241.
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Burne-Jones, Edward Coley, Sir, 1833-1898, former owner.
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Heimskringla.
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