Norse myths & legends
Subtitle: as told by Philip Ardagh ; illustrated by Stephen May.
Contributors: May, Stephen, ill.
Publisher: Dillon Press
Published: 1999
Place of publication: Parsippany, N.J
Language: eng
Subjects: Mythology, Norse -- Juvenile literature; Legends -- Scandinavia; Northmen -- Folklore; Mythology, Norse
Other titles: Norse myths and legends
Description: A collection of stories, primarily about brave warrior gods, told around the fireside on cold winter nights by the people of Norway, Sweden, Denmark, Finland, and Iceland.
Notes: Includes index.
Table of contents: title: Myth or legend?; title: Gods, giants & dwarfs; title: Thor in the land of the giants; title: The curse of Andvari's ring; title: Tyr and the jaws of Fenris; title: The god who loved a giantess; title: Thor's stolen hammer; title: The trick that killed a god; title: Balder's fate & Loki's downfall.