The Norns in old Norse mythology /

The nornir or norns were a group of female supernatural beings closely related to ideas about fate in Old Norse tradition. Karen Bek-Pedersen provides a better understanding of the role played by norns and other beings like them. Although the norns are well known, even to people who have only a supe...

Full description

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Bek-Pederson, Karen
Corporate Author: ebrary, Inc
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Edinburg : Dunedin, 2011.
Subjects:
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
LEADER 02940cam a2200649Ka 4500
001 in00002752644
005 20190117094906.0
006 m d
007 cr cnu---unuuu
008 111212s2011 stk ob 001 0 eng d
019 |a 765117308  |a 767579402 
020 |a 9781903544273 (electronic bk.) 
020 |a 1903544270 (electronic bk.) 
020 |z 9781906716189 
020 |z 1906716188 
020 |a 9786613335173 
020 |a 6613335177 
024 8 |a 9786613335173 
035 |a (OCoLC)ocn768121375 
035 |a (NhCcYBP)ebr10517497 
035 |a (OCoLC)768121375  |z (OCoLC)765117308  |z (OCoLC)767579402 
037 |a 333517  |b MIL 
040 |a N$T  |c N$T  |d CDX  |d IDEBK  |d YDXCP  |d E7B  |d TXA  |d UtOrBLW 
049 |a TXAM 
050 4 |a BL860  |b .B44 2011eb 
072 7 |a REL  |x 033000  |2 bisacsh 
072 7 |a TRV  |x 026060  |2 bisacsh 
072 7 |a JFHF  |2 bicssc 
082 0 4 |a 200.9  |2 22 
100 1 |a Bek-Pederson, Karen. 
245 1 4 |a The Norns in old Norse mythology /  |c Karen Bek-Pederson. 
264 1 |a Edinburg :  |b Dunedin,  |c 2011. 
300 |a 1 online resource (xvi, 224 pages) 
336 |a text  |b txt  |2 rdacontent 
337 |a computer  |b c  |2 rdamedia 
338 |a online resource  |b cr  |2 rdacarrier 
500 |a Description based on print version record. 
500 |a Electronic resource. 
504 |a Includes bibliographical references and index. 
505 0 |a Sources -- What is a Norn? -- Women in the well -- Fate and threads -- Fate, honour and speech. 
588 |a Description based on print version record. 
520 |a The nornir or norns were a group of female supernatural beings closely related to ideas about fate in Old Norse tradition. Karen Bek-Pedersen provides a better understanding of the role played by norns and other beings like them. Although the norns are well known, even to people who have only a superficial knowledge of Old Norse mythology, this is the first detailed discussion of them to be published amongst the literature dealing with Old Norse beliefs. 
650 0 |a Mythology, Norse. 
650 0 7 |a Mythologie.  |0 (DE-588c)4041005-5  |2 swd 
650 7 |a RELIGION / History.  |2 bisacsh 
650 7 |a TRAVEL / Special Interest / Religious.  |2 bisacsh 
600 1 7 |a Nornen.  |0 (DE-588c)4581564-1  |2 swd 
651 7 |a Altnordisch.  |0 (DE-588c)4120126-7  |2 swd 
655 4 |a Electronic books. 
655 7 |a Electronic books.  |2 local 
710 2 |a ebrary, Inc. 
776 0 8 |i Print version:  |a Bek-Pederson, Karen.  |t Norns in old Norse mythology.  |d Edinburg : Dunedin, 2011  |z 9781906716189  |w (OCoLC)668198428 
856 4 0 |u http://proxy.library.tamu.edu/login?url=https://ebookcentral.proquest.com/lib/tamucs/detail.action?docID=1771052  |y Connect to the full text of this electronic book  |t 0 
994 |a C0  |b TXA 
948 |a cataloged  |b h  |c 2012/9/28  |d c  |e agaffey  |f 5:48:48 pm 
999 |a MARS 
999 f f |s a81887f6-a803-3abb-89a7-fdec2bbbd8b6  |i b36604cb-d8b3-3ad7-9703-7ee179680e08  |t 0 
952 f f |a Texas A&M University  |b College Station  |c Electronic Resources  |d Available Online  |t 0  |e BL860 .B44 2011eb  |h Library of Congress classification 
998 f f |a BL860 .B44 2011eb  |t 0  |l Available Online