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 ...
Neil Gaiman stops by the WSJ Cafe to discuss his new book "Norse Mythology" and how his take on Thor, Odin and Loki is different from Marvel's comic book version. Photo: Getty Images Fort Knox Has ...
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 ...