{"product_id":"the-impudent-edda-9798218192853","title":"The Impudent Edda","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\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.\" -\u003cem\u003eFinancial Times\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePicking up where the original, medieval sources of Norse mythology -\u003cem\u003e The Poetic Edda\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eThe Prose Edda\u003c\/em\u003e - left off, \u003cem\u003eThe Impudent Edda\u003c\/em\u003e 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOnly available in paperback, \u003cem\u003eThe Impudent Edda\u003c\/em\u003e 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: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMiddle-Earth is Just an Eyelash on the Celestial Gallows Pole\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHow Not to Get Away with Witch Murder\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBad Poets Drink Bird Shit\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eNever Go Apple-Picking with a Bad God\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThor's Cross-Dressing Misadventure\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eOdin Experiments with Public Vagrancy\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHostile Cattle Decapitation Day\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eEveryone and Everything Dies\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe book also contains extensive front and end matter including an incredibly educational Foreword by Eirik Storesund (\u003cem\u003eBrute Norse\u003c\/em\u003e) and glorious cover art by Matt Smith (\u003cem\u003eBarbarian Lord, Hellboy: The Bones of Giants\u003c\/em\u003e). In the May 2025 episode of the \u003cem\u003eGrimfrost \u003c\/em\u003epodcast, \u003cem\u003eThe Impudent Edda\u003c\/em\u003e was even seen being waved around by Johan Hegg (Amon Amarth), so there's also that.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\"Start with a deeply layered set of myths. Invite the best storyteller you know in the greater Boston area. Add alcohol (even more than the myths already contain), and you get \u003cem\u003eThe Impudent Edda\u003c\/em\u003e. Geirsson combines deep knowledge of Norse mythology and a skeptical irreverence for its norms (and norns), building a world of Chevy-driving, street-brawling, and bar-crawling Massachus- sir that remains delightfully familiar to fans of the vikings and their tales.\" -John Sexton, Professor of English at Bridgewater State University and co-host of the \u003cem\u003eSaga Thing\u003c\/em\u003e podcast\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Rowdy Geirsson\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Puffin Carcass\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 11\/22\/2023\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 254\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.53lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.00h x 5.25w x 0.63d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9798218192853\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eGeirsson, Rowdy:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - Rowdy Geirsson is the author of The Scandinavian Aggressors and the editor of Norse Mythology for Bostonians. His writing has also appeared in the American-Scandinavian Foundation's Scandinavian Review, the Sons of Norway's Viking Magazine, and Medieval World: Culture and Conflict. He's a regular contributor to McSweeney's Internet Tendency and a slew of other humor sites.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eThis title is not returnable\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"booksdeli.com","offers":[{"title":"Rowdy Geirsson \/ Paperback \/ English","offer_id":48351884017821,"sku":"9798218192853","price":28.8,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0619\/5648\/9373\/files\/img_b78d08ff-13b1-4ed4-b430-e89b8213bb61.jpg?v=1779983580","url":"https:\/\/booksdeli.com\/products\/the-impudent-edda-9798218192853","provider":"booksdeli.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}