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The Children of Odin: The Collected Sagas from the Northern Bible
The Children of Odin The Collected Sagas from the Northern Bible Author:Padraic Colum Long before the time of Christ and the creation of the Christian stories, Great Gods and Goddesses lived in the city of Asgard. Odin, the All Father, crossed the Rainbow Bridge to walk among men. Thor, whose mighty hammer defends Asgard, mischievous Loki whose cunning leads him to treachery. The Norse Scriptures are some of the greatest stories... more » ever written. Strange monsters, Gods who interfered with men, playing tricks on them, elf-like beings, Valkyries and what we might now call 'gnomes'-the mysterious and entrancing world of the Norse religion comes alive in these pages. Truly spellbinding and spectacular, these stories inspired future religions that have since take over - here you can read the actual: Twilight of the Gods. These ancient stories from Northern Europe, which make up one of the great cycles of wisdom within Western civilization, spring to life in The Children of Odin.« less