Your favourite Myth (legend)

[Laudanum]

Dutch or English? And the saga of the Volsungen is one of my favorite big Saga's as well.

It's in English. In which language do you have it? Dutch?

[Groenewolf]

It's in English. In which language do you have it? Dutch?

Yes, the translation I have is a Dutch one.

[Laudanum]

Yes, the translation I have is a Dutch one.

I'm not really such a fan of hardcover books, however, that doesn't really matter. As long as the text inside is good it's fine.

I have this one : http://www.bol.com/nl/p/boeken-engel...916/index.html

[Osweo]

The Physicians of Myddfai is a favourite of mine, along with its North Welsh parallels involving a similar Lake-Bride.

http://www.hiraeth.com/alan/misc/got...7/myddfai.html

I guess the idea of beautiful fairy maidens bewitching deserving young men appeals to me, somehow...

[qwero]

My favorite legend is about Rose of Turaida

Nowadays many newly-married couples visit the grave of Turaida’s Rose and lay flowers there to honour her true love and show respect to her fidelity. Turaida’s Rose has become a symbol of all lovers.

Full legend You can read here

[Piparskeggr]

I'd have to say my favorites are the social myths, which bind us into communities...everyone being equal, in example.

But for something in the realm of Fictional-Factual Myth and Legend; anything Robin Hood.

[Cato]

Beowulf, Iliad, Odyssey, Aeneid, Gilgamesh, Hrolf Kraki, the yarns in the Bible.

[Liffrea]

Beowulf, I enjoy the scholarship as much as the work itself, its pre-Christian elements have been recognised for a long time now but I suspect there are hidden depths yet to it. I like to compare the concept of the Germanic hero in Beowulf and the Norse texts with the Greek hero, similar but subtly different.

From the Icelandic-Norse material all of the primarily Odinic poems. Odin’s rune song particularly as well as his winning of the mead from Suttung. The theme of both Odin’s and Loki’s tests of the various powers, their similar methods yet different aims and agendas is enthralling despite the probable fact that Modern English is clumsy when translating the Old Icelandic. Grimnir’s Sayings stands out the most representing the often harsh reality of inviting Odin into your mind.

From the Greek, the Promethean has to take it. Aeschylus’ Prometheus Bound is an intriguing play, both for his defiance of Zeus and aid of humanity but also the might have been of Achilles that is hinted at. Prometheus is a figure I have devoted some time to studying (and still do).

I’m not overly familiar with Celtic myth but I do have an interest in Lugh and the Sons of Tuirenn stands out from works I’m acquainted with in being far from the hippy-dippy tree hugger nonsense that is often ascribed to things Celtic, this work could pass into Old Norse or Old English literature without to much trouble.

Sir Gawain and The Green Knight is about as far as I go into Arthurian myth before I develop a stomach pain, doesn't sit with me well at all.

[Vasconcelos]

As a southerner I've had mostly contact (via-school) with greek mythology* and legends, so my vote goes for the Iliad and Odyssey. I'll also add Phaethon for personal** and morality reasons.


* -and being a Philhellenist
**-my first name

[Pallantides]

The story of Harald Fairhair and the Saami woman Snøfrid, it illustrates the Nordic man's love for Lappish poontang.



They also had children who supposedly ruled in parts of south Norway, wich might be an indicator that there were infact Norse/Saami mixed Jarls and Vikings.