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 This book is great! Sep 07, 2008
This book is a great treatment of Anglo-Saxon heathenry. I look forward to reading more books by this author.
3 of 3 found the following review helpful:
 Excellent beginner's book on Anglo-Saxon heathenry Aug 25, 2007
"Hammer of the Gods" deals in detail, on a beginner's level, with Anglo-Saxon heathen beliefs and practices, and there has not been before or since a book that is as comprehensive on that particular aspect of heathenry. The book itself is very polished and professional, and the only disagreement I might make with its contents is that the author chooses to go with an interpretation that the Anglo-Saxons believed in 9 worlds rather than 7, despite plain literary evidence to the contrary, without really spelling out a cogent case for why he makes this assumption. (Although in fairness he does *acknowledge* the problem, so it's certainly not a deal-killer for me.) Definitely worth getting if you're interested in A-S heathenry.
3 of 3 found the following review helpful:
 Needs an Editor Dec 17, 2006
The total lack of proofreading was really distracting as I read this book. Sometimes the author's meaning is obscured by typos. Hopefully his other works are written with more care. Still, the subject matter is important and not widely covered elsewhere.
1 of 2 found the following review helpful:
Rather scholarly, but contains much wrorth reading Nov 13, 2006
I liked this book. It was a rather scholarly tome, and didn't have the flavor of the typical new age 101 stuff. It was worth reading. It stays on my bookshelf, and I am using it as reference.
4 of 7 found the following review helpful:
Timeless Classic Aug 29, 2005
Others have already lauded Swain for his greta works and contributions so I won't bore the reader with that. This is an excellent read and does the job quite nicely. Hail Swain!
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