So you've made it to Valhalla. Now what? This "who's who" guide to the gods, goddesses, and other important figures of Norse mythology was commissioned by Helgi, who, after more than a millennium as manager of Hotel Valhalla, became fed up with answering the same questions from newly deceased heroes at check-in. The profiles provide essential stats, interviews, and personal reflections so you can identify the gods and avoid those awkward introductions....

"This book treats from the perspective of the series "World mythologies in theory and in everyday life" the body of texts from medieval Scandinavia, mostly Iceland, usually known as "Norse mythology" or "Scandinavian mythology." Specifically, it constitutes a case study of a "literary or textual mythology," that is, a mythology from the past that we know only through written texts that have been left to us, augmented in a few cases by artifacts and...

"The Mighty Thor's story begins here! See how the God of Thunder came to our world, and what awesome adversities shaped him into a champion of the people in this collection of young-reader comic book stories. Learn the dramatic history of how Thor came to Earth and changed our planet forever. Then, he joins Valkyrie for a plunge into the Asgardian afterworld, before massive monster gods threaten the known universe. Thor then teams up with the Avengers...

"Loki has woven his intricate scheming throughout every level of Thor's existence. From Asgard to Oklahoma, from Latveria to Hell, the Trickster has involved the likes of Dr. Doom, Hela, Norman Osborn and even Mephisto to meet his sinister goals. But when his plans spiral out of control -- culminating in the Siege of Asgard and the return of an ancient evil so terrible it means certain disaster to even speak its name -- it's up to Thor and his fellow...

Myths are often the first stories we learn as children, iconic tales where good and evil clash and humanity and fantasy collide. Thousands of years ago, myths were created to help frame the world of the ancients and dictate the guidelines of their societies. But could these mythological warriors, and the tales they inspired, have been real? The legend of Beowulf, the Viking world s most famous warrior, is the ultimate tale of courage.

Después de que su carácter irresponsable y arrogante desata una antigua guerra, el imponente Thor es desterrado de Asgard por órdenes de su padre, el Rey Odín. Privado de sus poderes, y sin su potente martillo, Mjölnir, el invencible guerrero es forzado a vivir entre mortales en la Tierra. Pero hay fuerzas poderosas que trabajan para asegurar que el castigo de Thor dure para siempre y que jamás regrese al reino de Asgard . . . aun cuando esto...

There is only one person in the whole world who remembers the famous prophet Astrid Glyn: the berserker Soren Bearstar. Ever since Astrid agreed to give up her life, her name, and her prophetic dreams to become Idun the Young, the almost-goddess who protects the apples of immortality in a secret mountain orchard, she's been forgotten by everyone. Everyone except Soren. For the last two years he's faithfully visited her every three months. Then one...

Ragnarok» - kniga iz serii drevnikh mifov, pereosmyslennykh sovremennymi pisatelyami iz raznykh stran, sredi kotorykh Antoniya S'yuzen Bayyett, Ali Smit, David Grossman, Su Tun, Ol'ga Tokarchuk, Viktor Pelevin i dr. Ostraya, liricheskaya, avtobiograficheskaya kniga o pyatiletney devochke, evakuirovannoy vo vremya Vtoroy mirovoy voyny iz Londona v sel'skuyu mestnost'. Ona perezhivayet za ottsa, voyennogo letchika, ch'ya sud'ba tragicheski ne yasna,...