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Norse Mythology
"I remember yet the giants of yore, who gave me bread in the days gone by; nine worlds I knew, the nine in the tree with mighty roots beneath the mold."
Völuspá 2 · The Poetic EddaThese are the stories the North told when the fires burned low: the gods, creatures, and cosmic forces that shaped the Viking worldview. From the wisdom of Odin to the thunder of Thor, from Loki's tricks to the vast branches of Yggdrasil, every saga in this collection is drawn from the primary sources, the Poetic Edda, the Prose Edda, and the archaeological record, and written for readers who want the real mythology behind the modern retellings.
The Saga in Five Acts
New to the myths? This is the order the story wants to be read in.
01
The World Takes Root
Before the gods, a void; after the void, a tree. Start where the cosmos starts, with Yggdrasil and the Nine Realms.
02
The Allfather and His Court
One eye traded for wisdom, nine nights hanged for the runes. Meet Odin, then the full pantheon of the Eddas.
03
The Goddess More Dangerous Than Odin
Love, war, and the magic that bends fate itself: Freyja owns half the battle-dead and taught the Allfather his most forbidden art.
04
The Monsters in Chains
Loki's children were bound, banished, and thrown into the sea. It will not hold. Fenrir, Jörmungandr, and Hel are waiting.
05
The Doom They All Foresaw
The gods knew how it would end and rode out anyway. Read Ragnarök, then walk the whole story on the complete Norse mythology timeline.
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Prefer to hear the myths rather than read them? Every saga has its song: explore the Old Norse music of Mythic Harmonies, composed on the instruments of the age.
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