Norse Mythology discussion

I've just finished the tale about Fenrir (which made me sad) and was hoping I could get some tips on other Norse Mythology to read. I'm definitely going to finish it, but where do I go next.

For one, an older and shorter Gaiman book, called Odd And The Frost Giants, if you haven't already read it, and of course American Gods. If you like children's books, also try Nancy farmer's Sea of Trolls books.
Also, JRR Tolkiens work, including Lord of the Rings and the Legend Of Sighed and Gideon are inspired by Norse mythology.

edit: almost a year later, I realized that some script on this site autocorrected "Sigurd" to "sighed" and "Gudrún" to "Gideon". The book is called The Legend of Sigurd and Gudrún. Haha sorry

I haven't read it yet, but there's The Gospel of Loki by Joanne Harris.

I HIGHLY recommend you read The Gospel of Loki by Joanne Harris after this. Very much in the same style and very enjoyable!

Depends on what route you want to go down! The Gospel of Loki is set (unsurprisingly) from the viewpoint of Loki, so reads like a novel with characterisation and the likes.
However, the original Norse mythos is greatly attributed to The Poetic Edda and The Prose Edda, both written around the 13th century.
It honestly depends on what aspect of Gaiman's novel you enjoyed; whilst both The Gospel of Loki and Edda are correct in their tellings, they deal with the mythos in 2 distinctly separate ways. Edda is a lot more...technical. You read it if you want to LEARN about the lore. However, you would read novels like The Gospel of Loki if you want to ENJOY the lore. It sounds confusing, but it's like the difference between the Percy Jackson series and The Homeric Hymns if you want to learn about Greek Mythology. Like you wouldn't credit Percy Jackson for giving you knowledge on the mythos; you would read The Homeric Hymns for that. However, if you just wanted to enjoy some kick-ass Gods, you'd most likely go for Percy Jackson or The Song of Achilles or whichever book caught your fancy!

Some works I'd recommend:

* The Prose Edda by Snorri Sturluson
* Gods and Myths of Northern Europe by Hilda Ellis Davidson
* The Norse Myths by Kevin Crossley-Holland
* The Broken Sword by Poul Anderson

jodie wrote: "Depends on what route you want to go down! The Gospel of Loki is set (unsurprisingly) from the viewpoint of Loki, so reads like a novel with characterisation and the likes.
However, the original N..."

Ha, this makes the second mention of "The Song of Achilles" I've come across in ten minutes, springing from very different books. I'm taking it as an official Sign and adding it to my to-read pile. :)

Tim wrote: "Some works I'd recommend:

* The Prose Edda by Snorri Sturluson
* Gods and Myths of Northern Europe by Hilda Ellis Davidson
* [book:The No..."

Just added them to my 'to read' list. Thanks!

Speaking of Rick Riordan his newest series is on Norse mythology. So you might check that out if you are wanting a more casual read.

if you mean Magnus Chase, that's actually what started me in reading the other Norse books.. I wanted to understand more about the Series, and it definitely helped piece together the jokes.

I recently bought "The Poetic Edda" translated by specialist in old norse Jackson Crawford. He has also translated "The Saga of the Volsungs with the saga of Ragnar Lothbrok", which I haven't bought yet. Anyway, I can assure you that if you want to read a legit translation of these sagas and poems, Crawford's books are the right choice. Moreover, he has a YouTube channel where he explains more things about norse language and myths so you can learn a lot with him.
Jackson Crawford
The Poetic Edda: Stories of the Norse Gods and Heroes
The Saga of the Volsungs: With the Saga of Ragnar Lothbrok

I didn't like The Gospel of Loki but if you want to know about the gods and their going ons then you must read the eddas.
Also here is a cool site. https://norse-mythology.org/
it's got a good book list ;)

There is this Danish comic series called "Valhalla", by Peter Madsen. It is great and I recommend it to everyone, but I don't know if it's translated to English.