![]() ![]() And how the gods got their greatest treasures – Thor his hammer, Odin his spear and golden arm ring, Frey his giant magical ship that folds up and fits in a pouch. They tell the tales of how Odin came to have one eye – he cut the other one out in exchange for a drink of water from a well of wisdom. Others explain natural phenomena like earthquakes and tides. ![]() ![]() Some stories explain the creation of the world, the gods and people. The stories are what you’d expect if you’ve read any mythology. But the lack of a coherent narrative makes “Norse Mythology” less captivating than Gaiman’s novels. The stories build on each other and certain gods– Odin, Thor and Loki in particular – appear in many of the stories. In “Norse Mythology” he retells the established myths of the Norse gods in stories that range from just a few pages to around 25 pages long. ![]() I loved his novel, “American Gods.” But in that book he used a great deal of creative license in incorporating gods into the overall plot of the story. Mythology and the gods have shown up in Gaiman’s past books. But I had waited so long for Neil Gaiman to write another novel after 2013’s “Ocean at the End of the Lane” that I was willing to give his brand new book of Norse mythology a try. It’s always a gamble to read a favorite author writing in a genre that’s not one of your favorites. ![]()
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