Description
The Caldecott medal-winning d’Aulaires once once more captivate their young target audience with this fantastically illustrated introduction to Norse legends, telling tales of Odin the All-father, Thor the Thunder-god and the robbery of his hammer, Loki the mischievous god of the Jotun Race, and Ragnarokk, the destiny of the gods. Kids meet Bragi, the god of poetry, and the famous Valkyrie maidens, amongst different gods, goddesses, heroes, and giants. Illustrations during depict the wondrous different international of Norse folklore and its fantastical Northern landscape.