An Introduction to Mythology

The Nordic myth that introduces the world of Norse mythology is a strange world. The house of the gods, Asgard is different from any paradise people dream of. There is neither the glory of pleasure nor the guarantee of happiness. This is a serious and solemn place, hanging the threat of unavoidable misfortune. The gods know that they will be destroyed someday. Sometimes they will meet their enemies, then they will beat them under them. Asgard will be destroyed. The reason why the power of good fights the evil forces is hopeless. But the gods will fight for it. Humans must be the same. Men and women must be more powerless if the gods are finally helpless in the face of evil. Heroes and heroines of the early story are facing disasters. They know that they can not save them and can not save themselves with any courage or great action. Still, they will not succumb. They died of resistance. The hero can only prove that he is dead.

Do you want to know more about Scandinavian myths and religions? This website provides the last online introduction of this topic, but my book "Viking Spirit" provides the last introduction to the era of Norwegian myth and religion. I also wrote the list of the ten best books in the Scandinavian mythology book, and you may think that it will serve you for your pursuit.

In his introduction about Norwegian mythology, Gaiman wrote about the process of writing a book "I read about 900 years ago and I chose the story I want to tell and choose stories I want to tell". In an interview with NPR's Petra Meyer, Gaiman talked about the charm of this particular myth. That is because it has an end point that produces a bigger tale sensation. Gaiman believes that Ragnarok "turns the whole into a tragedy, gives it a depth, gives it a tone and gives it a distinctive depth." Typical example

Gaiman seems to be fully aware of these arguments. In his introduction about Norwegian mythology, he explained, "I will do my best to speak these myths and stories as accurately as possible." These are noble and sensitive targets - but the first of the Nordic myths In that case, that is eventually useless. The squirrel will come and go over the trunk of the world tree Yggdrasil and hand over the information from the round dragon of the root until the eagh live in the branch. Who knows what he has forgotten on a long trip? Since there is no real "original" to compare it is impossible to know exactly how the Nordic story sounds.