The Noble Pagan Forums - Looking for..........

.....Reference books on Heathenism especially Anglo-Saxon/ Germanic lore legends/ saga's.

Much (almost all) of the written text was destroyed by the Church in England during the darkages, much of what we know is actually taken from Church documents from authors such as Bede, or roman historians like Tacticus, which makes a bit of a slog for your average joe like me to wade through .
Books by Brian Bates, such as The way of Wryd (fiction) and The real Middle earth have been of great help, currently waiting for Wisdom of Wyrd to be delivered.

So really I'm looking for idea's of more titles/ authors to keep an eye out for, if anyone can help plz


I've found a couple of interesting websites on it but more than one have rightwing tendancies so I'm lurking for info but avoiding propaganda .

Thanks in advance

If I'm off base I suck, BUT here are some books?

Chronicles of the Vikings: Records, Memorials, and Myths by R. I. Page

Wights and Ancestors: Heathenism in a Living Landscape (Understanding Heathenism) by Jenny Marion Margaret Blain

Cassell Dictionary Of Norse Myth And Legend by Andrew Orchard

The Viking Age: the Early History, Manners, and Customs of the Ancestors of the English-Speaking Nations: Illustrated from the Antiquities Discovered in ... from the Ancient Sagas and Eddas. Volume 1 by Paul Belloni Du Chaillu

and...

The Viking Age: the Early History, Manners, and Customs of the Ancestors of the English-Speaking Nations: Illustrated from the Antiquities Discovered in ... from the Ancient Sagas and Eddas. Volume 2 by Paul Belloni Du Chaillu

The Varangians of Byzantium by Sigfús Blöndal

Ancient Germanic Warriors: Warrior Styles from Trajan's Column to Icelandic Sagas by Michael Speidel

The Anglo-Saxon Way of Death by Sam Lucy

(Did I mention some of these books are FUCKING expensive?!) Pardon my french..

Feasting the Dead: Food and Drink in Anglo-Saxon Burial Rituals (Anglo-Saxon Studies) by Christina Lee

Gods and Myths of Northern Europe by H.R. Ellis Davidson

Myths and Symbols in Pagan Europe: Early Scandinavian and Celtic Religions by Hilda Roderick Ellis Davidson

Nordic Religions in the Viking Age (The Middle Ages Series) by Thomas A. DuBois


It seems that H.R Ellis Davidson comes highly recommended or has published a significant amount of non-fluff Germanic/Nordic books.

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Thanks M-R I'll start searching after Ive read Wisdom of the Wyrd (due any day now)

I'll have to check the libary on the more expensive titles

[QUOTE=Macha Rising;6584] (Did I mention some of these books are FUCKING expensive?!) Pardon my french..QUOTE]

friend turned me onto half.com for some cheap textbooks and/or books. hope that helps. (I haven't played with it much, but when I searched for comparative religion books, they have a ton of books. I am sure they might have few of what you are looking for too.)