@article{772742,
      recid = {772742},
      author = {Gaiman, Neil,},
      title = {Norse mythology /},
      pages = {293 pages :},
      abstract = {Neil Gaiman stays true to the myths in envisioning the  major Norse pantheon: Odin, the highest of the high, wise,  daring, and cunning; Thor, Odin's son, incredibly strong  yet not the wisest of gods; and Loki, son of a giant, blood  brother to Odin, and a trickster and unsurpassable  manipulator. Gaiman fashions these primeval stories into a  novelistic arc that begins with the genesis of the  legendary nine worlds and delves into the exploits of  deities, dwarfs, and giants. Once, when Thor's hammer is  stolen, Thor must disguise himself as a woman -- difficult  with his beard and huge appetite -- to steal it back. More  poignant is the tale in which the blood of Kvasir -- the  most sagacious of gods -- is turned into a mead that  infuses drinkers with poetry. The work culminates in  Ragnarok, the twilight of the gods and rebirth of a new  time and people.},
      url = {http://library.usi.edu/record/772742},
}