The following is an excerpt from "The Children of Odin - The book of Northern Myths" part II. The chapter is titled "THOR AND LOKI IN THE GIANTS' CITY"
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All but a few of the Dwellers of Asgard had come to the feast offered by Ægir the Old, the Giant King of the Sea. Frigga, the queenly wife of Odin, was there, and Frey and Freya; Iduna, who guarded the Apples of Youth, and Bragi, her husband; Tyr, the great swordsman, and Niörd, the God of the Sea, Skadi, who wedded Niörd and whose hatred for Loki was fierce, and Sif, whose golden hair was once shorn off by Loki the mischievous.
Thor and Loki were there. The Dwellers of Asgard, gathered together in the hall of Ægir, waited for Odin. Before Odin came Loki made the company merry by
the tales that he told in mockery of Thor. Loki long since had his lips unloosed from the thong that the Dwarf Brock had sewn them with. And Thor had forgotten the wrong that he had done to Sif. Loki had been with Thor in his wanderings through Jötunheim, and about these wanderings he now told mocking tales.......
This book is a retelling of the Ancient Norse Mythology, in which Thor played a pivotal role with Odin. It has been rewritten in story format especially aimed at younger readers and gives an excellent introduction to Norse Mythology and the residents of Asgard - home of the Viking gods.
A complete volume of all Norse myths can be found in "Myths of the Norsemen"
which aimed more at the adult reader. A whole chapter is assigned to Thor.
Read on........
All but a few of the Dwellers of Asgard had come to the feast offered by Ægir the Old, the Giant King of the Sea. Frigga, the queenly wife of Odin, was there, and Frey and Freya; Iduna, who guarded the Apples of Youth, and Bragi, her husband; Tyr, the great swordsman, and Niörd, the God of the Sea, Skadi, who wedded Niörd and whose hatred for Loki was fierce, and Sif, whose golden hair was once shorn off by Loki the mischievous.
Thor and Loki were there. The Dwellers of Asgard, gathered together in the hall of Ægir, waited for Odin. Before Odin came Loki made the company merry by
the tales that he told in mockery of Thor. Loki long since had his lips unloosed from the thong that the Dwarf Brock had sewn them with. And Thor had forgotten the wrong that he had done to Sif. Loki had been with Thor in his wanderings through Jötunheim, and about these wanderings he now told mocking tales.......
This book is a retelling of the Ancient Norse Mythology, in which Thor played a pivotal role with Odin. It has been rewritten in story format especially aimed at younger readers and gives an excellent introduction to Norse Mythology and the residents of Asgard - home of the Viking gods.
A complete volume of all Norse myths can be found in "Myths of the Norsemen"
which aimed more at the adult reader. A whole chapter is assigned to Thor.
Abela Publishing has a range of 25 Viking and Norse books which in the main are used to raise funds for UNICEF. These cover the subjects of:
Children's Tales
Folklore
Mythology
Sagas
Norse Poetry
Viking Fiction
These can be viewed at http://www.abelapublishing.com/VikingandIcelandicTales.htmlhttp://www.abelapublishing.com/VikingandIcelandicTales.html
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