Asgard Stories: Tales from Norse Mythology

A collection of retold Norse myths for young readers sets out the cosmology of ice, fire, and the world-tree Yggdrasil and traces the lives and labors of the gods who dwell in Asgard. It presents origin stories, the crafting of powerful weapons, encounters and contests with giants, the binding of the wolf Fenrir, the theft and recovery of Thor’s hammer, the loss of Iduna’s life-preserving apples, and other adventures involving figures such as Odin, Thor, Loki, Freyja, and Tyr. The narratives build toward the prophesied twilight of the gods and highlight themes of bravery, cleverness, fate, and the tension between order and chaos.