Mythological Creatures Field Guide: Norse Sagas
Meet 15 of the Viking World's Mightiest Beasts
Giants, dragons, wolves and sea serpents: a field guide to the legendary beings of the Viking world, from Yggdrasil’s roots to Ragnarok.
The Viking world was never safe. Wolves grow vast enough to swallow the sun, the world serpent circles the seas, and the giants are only waiting for the last battle. These are the beings the sagas warned about, drawn from the saga accounts themselves and ready for Ragnarok.
Inside this field guide
- 📖 Over 100 pages, with a multi-page dossier for every creature
- 🖼️ More than 80 photorealistic interpretations, depicting each being as the old accounts describe it
- 📊 Stat bars for every creature: Danger, Magic, Power, Speed, Size and Spooky
- ⚡ Powers, weaknesses and a legend retold for each entry, plus survival tips, quizzes and a pronunciation guide
- 🏛️ Accounts corroborated across multiple scholarly sources, told in the clear, vivid style of our site
- 📚 Available in paperback and hardcover
Part of our mission to build the most comprehensive and accessible guide to the world's mythical beings, and to bring their stories to life.
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