Norse mythology / Neil Gaiman.
Gaiman, Neil, author.
2017
BL860 .G35 2017 (Mapit)
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Title Norse mythology / Neil Gaiman.
Author Gaiman, Neil, author.
Edition First edition.
ISBN 9780393609097 (hardcover)
039360909X (hardcover)
9781408886809 (paperback)
1408886804 (paperback)
Published New York : W.W. Norton & Company, [2017]
Copyright ©2017
Language English
Description 293 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm
Call Number BL860 .G35 2017
Dewey Decimal Classification 293/.13
Summary 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.
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The players
Before the beginning, and after
Yggdrasil and the nine worlds
Mimir's head and Odin's eye
The treasures of the gods
The master builder
The children of Loki
Freya's unusual wedding
The mead of poets
Thor's journey to the land of the giants
The apples of immortality
The story of Gerd and Frey
Hymir and Thor's fishing expedition
The death of Balder
The last days of Loki
Ragnarok: The final destiny of the gods.

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