Neil Gaiman

Becky reviewed Neil Gaiman’s latest: Norse Mythology.

Snorri Sturluson

Poet Snorri Sturluson lived April up in 13th century Iceland, creating the greatest collection of Norse myths.

Snorri Sturloson

The tales of Norse myths are told in the poetic and prose edda, and they were written by Snorri Sturloson.

by Christian author from Iceland

We have Norse mythology written mostly by Christian author from Iceland few hundred years after Christianisation.

the Eddas

The Norse mythology that is familiar to us today is mostly from the Eddas, which were written down in Iceland long after the conversion to Christianity.

Tolkien

Tolkien was creating epic mythology, broadly founded in northern forms.

Gaiman’s attempt to retell many of the original Norse myths in a modern narrative, from the world’s birth to birth's apocalypse, Ragnarok

Norse Mythology is Gaiman’s attempt to retell many of the original Norse myths in a modern narrative, from the world’s birth to birth's apocalypse, Ragnarok.

by Rick Riordan

Norse mythology is prevalent in the children's book series, Magnus Chase, by Rick Riordan.

Gaiman’s retelling of some of the main myths of the Nordic countries

Norse Mythology is Gaiman’s retelling of some of the main myths of the Nordic countries.

by Sinclair Lewis

Penned by Sinclair Lewis and first published in Cosmopolitan Magazine in September 1930, Norse mythology was merely a story about how a circus bear ends up in the wild.

H. A. Guerber (aka Hélène Adeline Guerber), a British Historian,

In 1909 ad, H. A. Guerber (aka Hélène Adeline Guerber), a British Historian, first published Myths of the Norsemen, From the Eddas and Sagas through George C. Harrap and Company, London, England.

by award-winning author Giles Kristian

Norse’s story is written by award-winning author Giles Kristian.

by Yoshiharu Gotanda

Norse mythology was created by Yoshiharu Gotanda, one founder of tri-Ace.

Padraic Colum

, the Irish poet Padraic Colum’s 1920 retelling of the major Norse myths.

of books for all ages and in many different mediums

The nice thing about Neil Gaiman is that Norse Mythology has written a lot of books, for all ages and in many different mediums, so if you don’t care for the content level or subject of one book, you might love another, as Norse Mythology is a very skilled writer no matter the genre.

From Paul Bunyan of American folklore to the Norse creator-god Ymir

From Paul Bunyan of American folklore to the Norse creator-god Ymir, human-like giants populate the myths of many cultures.

On more than one occasion, writer and creator Michael Hirst

On more than one occasion, writer and creator Michael Hirst has expressed that (George Blagdenhas been fascinated by the Norsemen for several years.

Lars Magnar Enoksen

As an author, Lars Magnar Enoksen has written extensively on runes and Nordic mythology, although as a popular rather than academic writer.

Paul Henri Mallet

Bulfinch's Norse myths are abridged from a work by Paul Henri Mallet (1730–1807), a professor at Geneva, translated by Bishop Thomas Percy as Northern Antiquities (London, 1770, often reprinted).

Jørgen Moe

The story was first published in Norse in 1844 in a collection compiled by Peter Christen Asbjørnsen and Jørgen Moe entitled Norske Folkeeventyr.