Bibliograph

Type

Label

Viking, Nancy Dickmann

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references (page 31) and index

Illustrations

illustrations

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Viking

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

988065870

Responsibility statement

Nancy Dickmann

Series statement

Stars of mythology

Summary

This book takes a light-hearted look at the characters and creatures from the the Viking (Norse) mythological stories. From daring heroes to scheming gods and goddesses and terrible monsters, there are exciting adventures, betrayals and incredible stories to read. The book is structured as a 'Who's Who' of the culture's myths and legends and has a gossipy, informal tone, allowing the characters' personalities to come through. The chapters begin with a spread featuring factfiles of two characters. Each of these has an 'In His Own Words' section, where the character himself (or herself) gives fast facts such as parents, powers, crowning achievements, and 'Not to be confused with ... '. This is followed by a myth re-relling, presented in a magazine-style, featuring the two characters. In total there are six spreads of fact files (12 characters total) and six different re-tellings

Table Of Contents

Viking mythology -- Odin and Baugi -- A letter to Suttung -- Skadi and Njord -- Worst day ever -- Tyr and Fenrir -- When good pets go bad -- Thor and Loki -- Wedding mayhem -- Freyr and Gerd -- Playing hard to get -- Frigg and Baldur -- A mother's love: Frigg's diary

Target audience

juvenile

Classification