{"id":3055,"date":"2017-04-22T09:45:11","date_gmt":"2017-04-22T04:15:11","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/fableandi.com\/?p=3055"},"modified":"2020-03-20T12:35:55","modified_gmt":"2020-03-20T07:05:55","slug":"book-review-norse-mythology-neil-gaiman","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thebooksatchel.com\/book-review-norse-mythology-neil-gaiman\/","title":{"rendered":"Book Review : Norse Mythology by Neil Gaiman"},"content":{"rendered":"
Norse Mythology<\/em> is a collection of short stories from Asgard, complete with battles, pranks, life of gods and ultimately the Ragnarok.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Marvel has brought the world of Thor, Loki and Odin to our homes. And Gaiman does the same. These are the three main characters in his Norse Mythology<\/em> too. Odin is the father, highest and oldest of the gods. His son, Thor is the strongest in possession of \u00a0a hammer, Mjollnir, forged by the dwarfs. Loki is a master manipulator, often falling out of favour with the gods with his pranks. Freya is the beautiful one who has a mind of her own.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n The beginning pages are a little boring because it gives an introduction to\u00a0 Asgard, the world of Norse mythology- so we are mostly swamped in new names, the equipment used by the gods etc. Later, we move on to the stories of different characters. Gaiman starts his book with the beginning of the myth cycle \u2013 the apotheosis of Odin. The book ends with stories leading to the final destruction of Asgard, realm of the Gods. Some stories are short and some are long. The gods are known by different names, which I found a bit confusing. This might be because I am new to these tales of the North. However, the characters are crafted in a realistic way that make you want to know more about them.<\/p>\n <\/p>\nReview<\/h3>\n