{"product_id":"the-impudent-edda-by-rowdy-geirsson","title":"The Impudent Edda by Rowdy Geirsson","description":"\u003cp\u003e\"The text throughout is caustic, demotic and profanity-laden, as though our narrator isn't some hoary-bearded viking bard sitting by the fireside but a modern guy shooting the breeze with buddies over a beer. The result is a smart, lovingly rendered blend of academia and pastiche.\" -Financial Times Picking up where the original, medieval sources of Norse mythology - The Poetic Edda and The Prose Edda - left off, The Impudent Edda not only introduces readers to a fresh, new perspective on both familiar and previously unknown narratives about the Norse gods, but also brings the world's foremost epic fantasy series to its inevitable and fateful conclusion: in a dank alleyway behind a dive bar in Boston. Told from the point of view of an irate but profoundly wise drunkard, this easy-to-read compilation of unique and archaic lore offers readers a highly accessible journey through fun and classic tales that range from Odin's unprovoked murder of an ancient witch to Freyja's voluntary experiment as a prostitute among lecherous dwarves to Thor's drunken and petty act of larceny on the eve of Ragnarok, the final world-shattering battle of the gods. Only available in paperback, The Impudent Edda includes 44 black-and-white photos, 227 highly informative footnotes (providing important background information on ancient Scandinavian transmogrifiers, the functional capabilities of Odin's magical toilet, and Tyr's virtuoso guitar-playing skills, among many other nuanced facets of ancient Nordic lore), and 33 mythological chapters with such illuminating titles as: Read more\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Puffin Carcass","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48160393363641,"sku":"8218192853","price":30.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0793\/7871\/0713\/files\/711mpx4wPUL._AC_SL1500.jpg?v=1784281327","url":"https:\/\/www.bestbuybook.com\/products\/the-impudent-edda-by-rowdy-geirsson","provider":"BestBuyBook","version":"1.0","type":"link"}