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Beowulf
Translated by Francis Barton Gummere
2024 || Paperback || Anonymous || The Old Publishing House
Embark on an epic journey into the heart of heroism with Beowulf, a timeless masterpiece that echoes through the corridors of history. This epic poem takes you on a gripping adventure, where valor clashes with monstrous adversaries, and the indomitable spirit of a legendary warrior, Beowulf, stands as a beacon of courage.
Dive into a world where the monstrous Grendel terrorizes the Kingdom of the Danes, and only the fearless Beowulf can answer the call to arms. Experience the pulse-pounding ...
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A Pictographic Naxi Origin Myth from Southwest China
An Annotated Translation
2023 || Hardcover || Duncan Poupard || Leiden University Press
Starting in the late nineteenth century, unusual pictographic books began to flow from a remote corner of southwest China into the libraries of the western world. What made these books so attractive? For one, they possessed the air of mystery that came with being “magical” books almost indecipherable to all but a select few ritual specialists, but perhaps more importantly, they were written in what looked like an ancient form of picture writing.
In these books, written in the Naxi dongba ...
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Mythisch Groningen II
Nog 50 fabels, feiten en volksverhalen in tekst en beeld
2024 || Hardcover || Sander Blom || Uitgeverij Passage
De raadselachtige krulpruik van Midwolde, luchtwachttorens, Noormannenpoortjes, een helderziende herbergier en de arm van Johannes de Doper: Groningen kent vele bijzondere verhalen die gebonden zijn aan een locatie. Na het succes van Mythisch Groningen diept Sander Blom vijftig nieuwe verhalen op in dit tweede deel. Met vijftig adembenemende landschapsfoto’s van de bijbehorende plekken.
Met verbazing zul je in dit boek lezen over de geschiedenis van Groningen. Van de oertijd tot de Tweede W...
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In de sagenwereld
oeroude verhalen van de Noord-Veluwe
2015 || Hardcover || Frans Kragt || Vrije Uitgevers, De