Summary
Viking warriors spurred each other on with epic sagas of dragon-slaying heroes and giant-smashing gods. Meet Thor, the thunder god, and Loki, the shape shifting trickster, as well as sea serpents, fire demons and frost giants in these awe-inspiring myths from the Viking Age. Full description
- About Norse myths
- Characters and realms
- In the beginning. Ymir and the gods ;
- Odin's thirst for knowledge ;
- The war of the gods
- Stories of Loki. Loki lends a hand ;
- Loki's children ;
- Loki tricks the dwarves
- Stories of Thor. Thor and the sea serpent ;
- Thor's wedding day ;
- Thor and the frost giants
- Stories of giants. Hrungnir against the gods ;
- Thiazi and the golden apples ;
- Lost in the land of the giants
- The golden curse. The otter's ransom ;
- Sigurd the dragonslayer ;
- Brynhild and the ring of fire
- The end of the world. Balder the invincible ;
- Ragnarok ;
- A new beginning
- Chart of the Nine Realms
- Where the Norse myths came from.