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The Children of Odin: Nordic Gods and Heroes Padraic Colum
Publisher: Barnes & Noble

Some of you have probably heard of one important figure in Norse mythology: Baldr. Some of the most important of these deities include Odin, the father god who rules the pantheon; Frigg, Odin's wife and queen of the gods; Thor, a storm god and warrior/hero; Freya, the goddess of beauty and sexual attraction; Heimdall, the far- seeing sentry of Asgard; Tyr, the god of combat; Balder, the god of spring and renewal; and, Loki, the devious trickster Loki and his monstrous children will burst their bonds; the dead will sail from Niflheim to attack the living. A wonderful introduction to Norse mythology. The Lost Gate is full of references to gods and myths from different cultural groups. The Children of Odin: The Collected Sagas from the Northern Bible. They have this wild, barbaric energy you don't associate with the Greeks.” “There are so many fantastic stories and I want to bring Thor and Odin and the other gods into the modern world, just like I did with the Greeks The author is still hard at work on his “Heroes of Olympus” and “Kane Chronicles” series, in which he has more books planned. These books are pretty good for young readers or children who are starting reading now. I wasn't all that versed in Norse myth *until* I purchased and read this book. Campbell's study of the phenomenal existence of the mythological Hero found throughout the world. Rating: Don't let the title completely fool you, while it is a collection of Norse Mythologies it doesn't really have much to do with Odin's Children. For those of you who aren't, he was the second child of Odin and Frigg.