Full name: The Children of Odin: The Book of Northern Myths

Also published as: Children of Odin: Nordic Gods and Heroes / Nordic Gods and Heroes

Author: Padraic Colum Year: 1920 Rank: Rating: Original Rating: Pop Rating: Genres/categories: Mythology Purchase/reserch links: Goodreads Amazon LibraryThing Project Gutenberg ISBNs: 9781636000145 1636000142

The age-old legends and tales of Nordic mythology are a common heritage of German, Scandinavian, and Anglo-Saxon peoples. This very readable collection features a rich selection of these time-honored stories, retold in simple dramatic fashion by noted Irish author Padraic Colum. Readers will find themselves drawn into the timeless world of the gods and goddesses who dwell in Asgard, a magical realm reached by a rainbow bridge. Here unfold the exciting stories of how Frey won Gerda, the Giant Maiden, and how he lost his magic sword; how Thor and Loki fooled Thrym the Giant; the Dwarf's hoard and the curse that it brought; Baldur's doom; Sigurd's youth; Brynhild in the House of Flame; the death of Sigurd; the twilight of the gods; and many more. Similar books: The Norse Myths by Kevin Crossley-Holland Mythos by Stephen Fry Norse Mythology by John Lindow The McElderry Book of Greek Myths by Eric A. Kimmel The Complete World of Greek Mythology by Richard Buxton Myths of the Norsemen by Roger Lancelyn Green Classic Myths to Read Aloud by William F. Russell Loki's Wolves by K. L. Armstrong The Book of Goddesses by Kris Waldherr Over Nine Waves by Marie Heaney World Mythology by Donna Rosenberg Celtic Myths and Legends by T. W. Rolleston Primal Myths by Barbara C. Sproul Favorite Greek Myths by Mary Pope Osborne Classical Mythology by Stephen Harris Favorite Norse Myths by Mary Pope Osborne Celtic Gods and Heroes by Marie-Louise Sjoestedt We Goddesses by Doris Orgel Comparative Mythology by Jaan Puhvel