Though characters like Thor, Odin, Loki and their respective powers are rooted in real mythology ... classic among children and adults alike. The Poetic Edda is an ancient collection of Old Norse ...

But the true essence of the legend lies not in our sanitised representations of golden-haired women drifting regally through the skies on white horses, but in Old Norse mythology of the 13th ...

Thor’s Fight with the Giants, 1872, Nationalmuseum, Stockholm, Sweden. When we think about Norse Mythology ... and West of the Moon quickly became a classic among children and adults alike.