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Part of the Canongate myth series, this is A.S.Byatts take on Norse mythology and in particular Ragnarok, the end of the gods and the world.
It’s both a retelling of some of the myths and also the story of a little girl during wartime who is given a copy of Asgard and the Gods which she reads deeply and often. (Along with Pilgrims Progress!). This is from Byatt’s own childhood.
I loved this, I love her writing and it was easy to get into. She doesn’t give the gods human personalities, they are what they are and it’s hard not to enjoy Norse myths. Who doesn’t like frost giants and fire giants, giant snakes that encircle the earth and wolves and other monsters, the Norns spinning the threads of fate and Yggdrasil, the world tree?
It’s both a retelling of some of the myths and also the story of a little girl during wartime who is given a copy of Asgard and the Gods which she reads deeply and often. (Along with Pilgrims Progress!). This is from Byatt’s own childhood.
I loved this, I love her writing and it was easy to get into. She doesn’t give the gods human personalities, they are what they are and it’s hard not to enjoy Norse myths. Who doesn’t like frost giants and fire giants, giant snakes that encircle the earth and wolves and other monsters, the Norns spinning the threads of fate and Yggdrasil, the world tree?