Kelsey A. Fuller-Shafer (Norse Mythology) Author Talk & Signing

BSB: Kelsey A. Fuller-Shafer (Norse Mythology) Author Talk & Signing

Bank Square Books presents an author talk and signing with Kelsey A. Fuller-Shafer for the book Norse Mythology.

Discover the gods, goddesses, and heroes from Norse mythology with this beautiful handbook that captures the ancient stories that captivated the Vikings.

Learn more about your favorite Norse gods, goddesses, and heroes with this collection of profiles that share the real stories behind the characters.

With characters from Norse myths coming to life on the big and small screens, and in the pages of new and exciting fiction, this guide can give you all the details you need to understand your favorite heroes, villains, and powerful deities. With comprehensive entries that outline each character’s names, roles, related symbols, and foundational myths, you can get to know the roots of these personas, and better understand the new stories we tell about them today.

About the Author
Kelsey A. Fuller-Shafer completed her Ph.D. in ethnomusicology at the University of Colorado Boulder. Her doctoral research focused on contemporary popular music, gender studies, and political commentary of Sámi (the Indigenous peoples of northern Fenno-Scandinavia) artists and scholars. She has guest lectured at several universities and presented research at numerous conferences and symposia in both the United States and Sweden on subjects ranging from Swedish jazz to Sami pop, and from Norse myth to Eurovision. Kelsey has broad teaching experience that includes courses in music, language, literature, folklore, and Nordic history at the University of Colorado Boulder and Augustana College. She has also worked as a library and archives assistant in the Swenson Swedish Immigration Research Center. Kelsey is currently serving as the Access Services Supervisor at the DiMenna-Nyselius Library at Fairfield University. Calling various parts of New England home, Kelsey is originally from Connecticut and earned her B.A. in music from Eastern Connecticut State University.

Norse Mythology: The Gods, Goddesses, and Heroes Handbook: From Vikings to Valkyries, an Epic Who’s Who in Old Norse Mythology By Kelsey A. Fuller-Shafer, PhD, Sara Richard (Illustrator) Cover Image
Norse Mythology: The Gods, Goddesses, and Heroes Handbook: From Vikings to Valkyries, an Epic Who’s Who in Old Norse Mythology (Hardcover)
By Kelsey A. Fuller-Shafer, PhD, Sara Richard (Illustrator)
$16.99
ISBN: 9781507220528
Availability: Currently On Hand In Store
Published: Adams Media – October 3rd, 2023

Discover the gods, goddesses, and heroes from Norse mythology with this beautiful handbook that captures the ancient stories that captivated the Vikings.

Learn more about your favorite Norse gods, goddesses, and heroes with this collection of profiles that share the real stories behind the characters.

With characters from Norse myths coming to life on the big and small screen

Tuesday, October 17, 2023 – 6:00pm to 7:00pm
Bank Square Books
53 West Main Street
Mystic, CT 06355