Stream and download audiobooks to your computer, tablet or mobile phone. Children meet bragi, the god of poetry, and the famous valkyrie maidens, among other gods, goddesses, heroes, and giants. These works, especially the books of norse and greek myths, were and remain crucial to me, and now to my own children. Daulaires book of norse myths, by ingri and edgar parin daulaire. Daulaires book of greek myths by ingri daulaire and edgar parin daulaire audiobook excerpt. I was trawling amazon one day and suddenly recalled a moment when i was ten years old, and i discovered a storybook of norse myths. I found that the humor, violence, imagination, pathos, and plots are essentially the same in both, but that gaiman gives more emotional, psychological, and physical detail. Odd and the frost giants neil gaiman audiobook duration. Featuring a sturdy sewn binding, the book arguably represents the pinnacle of the daulaires achievement as storytellers and artists. Readers meet bragi, the god of poetry, and the famous valkyrie maidens protecting odins valhalla, among other gods, goddesses, heroes, and giants. Daulaires book of norse myths audiobook on cd, 2008.
Narrated by paul newman, sidney poitier, and kathleen turner. And then i decided i wanted my kids to also have that experience, especially if i have a daughter. Daulaires book of greek myths, is the absolute best book written for learning everything you would like to know about greek mythology, in my opinion, of course. Signin to download and listen to this audiobook today.
Before norse mythology, i read the beautifully illustrated daulaires book of norse myths 1967 for children. Illustrations throughout depict the wondrous other world of norse folklore and its fantastical northern. Daulaires book of greek myths audiobook written by ingri daulaire, edgar parin daulaire. Daulaires book of greek myths audiobook, by ingri daulaire. Read by paul newman, sidney poitier, kathleen turner, and matthew broderickhere are the immortals of olympusthe gods and goddesses of ancient greeceas freshly described as if they were alive today. Before norse mythology, i read the beautifully illustrated daulaires book of norse myths 1967 for. Now back in print, the companion to daulaires book of greek myths introduces youngsters to norse legends and the gods, goddesses, heroes, and giants that. Listen to daulaires book of greek myths by edgar parin d. Daulaires book of greek myths by ingri daulaire, edgar. Most of what the modern world knows about norse mythology comes from a couple of volumes called the prose edda and the poetic edda.