Northern antiquities, or, An historical account of the manners, customs, religion and laws, maritime expeditions and discoveries, language and literature of the ancient Scandinavians
New ed., rev. throughout, and considerably enlarged / with a translation of the prose Edda from the original Old Norse text ; and notes critical and explanatory, by I.A. Blackwell, esq. ; to which is added, an abstract of the Eyrbyggja saga, by Sir Walter Scott.
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Author
Contributions
- Percy, Thomas, 1729-1811 - Contributor
- Blackwell, I. A. - Contributor
- Scott, Walter, 1771-1832 - Contributor
Publication
1847 - H.G. Bohn, London, England
Language
English
Word Count
144,500 words, Guess
Page Count
578 pages
Physical Format
Electronic resource
Identifiers
- OCLC Control Number1256302780
- Open LibraryOL44707416M
Alternate Titles
- Historical account of the manners, customs, religion and laws, maritime expeditions and discoveries, language and literature of the ancient Scandinavians
- Eyrbyggja saga.
- Edda Snorra Sturlusonar.
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Series Statement
- Bohn's antiquarian library
- Nineteenth Century Collections Online: Women and Transnational Networks
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