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Norse mythology : the illustrated edition / Neil Gaiman ; illustrated by Levi Pinfold.

Gaiman, Neil, (author.). Pinfold, Levi, (illustrator.).

Summary:

"Award-winning illustrator Levi Pinfold brings Neil Gaiman's bravura rendition of the Norse gods and their world to life. Bursting off the page with breathtaking, full-color art are tales of fierce battles with giants, storied quests for knowledge, and the gods in Asgard: Odin, the highest of the high, wise, daring, and cunning; Thor, Odin's son, incredibly strong, yet not the wisest of gods; and Loki--son of a giant--blood brother to Odin and a trickster and unsurpassable manipulator. Gaiman fashions these primeval stories into a novelistic arc that takes us from the genesis of the legendary nine worlds to Ragnorak, the twilight of the gods and the rebirth of a new time. Through his epic storytelling and Pinfold's enthralling images, these gods emerge with their fiercely competitive natures, their susceptibility to being duped and to duping others, and their tendency to let passion ignite their actions, breathing vivid life into these long-ago myths."-- Provided by publisher.

Record details

ISBN: 9781324086505
ISBN: 1324086505
Physical Description: xi, 239 pages : color illustrations ; 26 cm
Edition: First edition.
Publisher: New York : W. W. Norton & Company, [2024]
Copyright: ©2017

Content descriptions

General Note:	Subtitle from dust jacket.
Bibliography, etc. Note:	Includes bibliographical references.
Formatted Contents Note:	An introduction -- The players -- Before the beginning, and after -- Yggdrasil and the nine worlds -- Mimir's head and Odin's eye -- The treasures of the Gods -- The master builder -- The children of Loki -- Freya's unusual wedding -- The mead of poets -- Thor's journey to the land of the giants -- The apples of immortality -- The story of Gerd and Frey -- Hymir and Thor's fishing expedition -- The death of balder --The last days of Loki -- Ragnarok: The final destiny of the Gods -- A glossary -- Notes.