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OverviewWhat if the Norse gods were not defeated-but deliberately unplugged? For centuries, the Eddas have been read as the definitive record of Norse mythology: tragic, fragmented, and doomed. Yet beneath their poetry lies a disturbing pattern of absence. Laws without explanation. Gods without function. Rituals without instruction. An apocalypse that ends-and yet does not. In The Silenced Edda, this absence is treated not as accident, but as evidence. Through rigorous textual analysis, comparative mythology, archaeology, and structural reasoning, this book reconstructs the suppressed cosmology that once underpinned the Norse world-a system built not on belief, but on law, memory, consequence, and cyclical collapse. It argues that Norse religion was dismantled not because it was primitive or false, but because it was structurally incompatible with centralized, salvation-based faith. At its core, this work reveals a worldview in which: Týr, not Odin, once embodied cosmic law Odin rose not as king, but as a desperate custodian of memory The Norns governed even the gods Ragnarök was not final judgment, but scheduled collapse Humans were participants in cosmic continuity, not passive worshippers Rather than attempting revival, The Silenced Edda offers something rarer: translation without reenactment. It restores coherence without mythmaking, warns against romantic misuse, and confronts the ethical weight of living in a world where consequence outlives forgiveness. This is not a book of spells, rituals, or reconstructed belief. It is a forensic reckoning with what was removed-and why it mattered. For readers of Norse mythology, comparative religion, philosophy, and cultural history, The Silenced Edda challenges the comforting idea that nothing important was lost. Something was lost. And it shaped the world we inherited. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Håkon HarðradrPublisher: Independently Published Imprint: Independently Published Dimensions: Width: 15.20cm , Height: 2.50cm , Length: 22.90cm Weight: 0.649kg ISBN: 9798278495437Pages: 490 Publication Date: 12 December 2025 Audience: General/trade , General Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: Available To Order We have confirmation that this item is in stock with the supplier. It will be ordered in for you and dispatched immediately. Table of ContentsReviewsAuthor InformationTab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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