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Re: Simply Ragnarok
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Post # 11
Henry Adams Bellows did a translation of the Poetic Edda, not the Prose. While it's good, he overdoes it in regards to cherry picking things that may or may not belong. That actually makes the Thorpe Edda more original and more reliable, regardless of its Christian overtones.

I good way to understand the Heathen Worldview is to read as many Icelandic Sagas as you can. Familiarize with the personality of the main characters, and if you're reading a verse somewhere else in the lore that may smell of Christianity, ask yourself, what would those characters in the sagas have done or said.
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Re: Simply Ragnarok
By: / Knowledgeable
Post # 12

That's actually a solid piece of advice, Clever.

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Re: Simply Ragnarok
By: / Novice
Post # 13
That's my favorite answer.. I grabbed an e copy of the one by Bellows.. I've found several since ,I'm still juggling books....
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