Norse Mythology Book Neil Gaiman

And culminates in ragnarok the twilight of the gods and the rebirth.

Norse mythology book neil gaiman. The book is gaiman s retelling of several stories from norse mythology. The book is gaiman s retelling of several stories from norse mythology. These stories include the theft of thor s hammer the binding of fenrir and other tales about the aesir. In norse mythology gaiman fashions primeval stories into a novelistic arc that begins with the genesis of the legendary nine worlds.

Delves into the exploits of the deities dwarves and giants. In norse mythology neil gaiman retells the norse stories about the forming of the world the creation of yggdrasil and the nine worlds how odin lost his eye how the gods got their treasures loki s children thor s journey to the land of the giants the death of balder ragnarok and more. Norse mythology is a 2017 book by neil gaiman. Norse mythology is a 2017 book by neil gaiman.

Neil gaiman has long been inspired by ancient mythology in creating the fantastical realms of his fiction. Neil gaiman long inspired by ancient mythology in creating the fantastical realms of his fiction presents a bravura rendition of the norse gods and their world from their origin though their. The book received positive reviews in the new yorker washington post and the times.