Reading Notes: Norse Mythology (Part 2)
For Part 2 of my journey with Norse Mythology by Neil Gaiman, I read Chapters 7 and 8: The Master Builder & The Children of Loki. So far, these are my two favorite stories.
The Master Builder is a tale of a mysterious stranger that comes to Asgard and tells the gods that he can build their wall for them that could keep out even the strongest and largest of their enemies. In return, he wanted the hand of Freyja as his payment. The gods decided to set some more terms. They demanded that he finish the wall in one season and with no help other than his horse. If the wall was not finished by the end of this season, he would receive no payment. The Master Builder agreed and he began working on the first day of the new season. The gods became fearful of losing their dear Freyja when they discovered how quickly the stranger was able to build. Loki ends up helping the gods with his usual trickery, saving their Freyja. I really like how interesting this story was. While reading it, I couldn't decide if I wanted to root for the stranger put up to unfair terms or for the gods. I think this would be a very fun story to work with and develop into my own version.
The other story, The Children of Loki told a tale about Loki's children with a frost giant. This story was interesting and quite creepy, too. All of his children had dark qualities about them that gave you chills. Fenrir was the most frightening of them. He was a wolf and continued to grow in size and strength, frightening the gods of his power.
The Master Builder is a tale of a mysterious stranger that comes to Asgard and tells the gods that he can build their wall for them that could keep out even the strongest and largest of their enemies. In return, he wanted the hand of Freyja as his payment. The gods decided to set some more terms. They demanded that he finish the wall in one season and with no help other than his horse. If the wall was not finished by the end of this season, he would receive no payment. The Master Builder agreed and he began working on the first day of the new season. The gods became fearful of losing their dear Freyja when they discovered how quickly the stranger was able to build. Loki ends up helping the gods with his usual trickery, saving their Freyja. I really like how interesting this story was. While reading it, I couldn't decide if I wanted to root for the stranger put up to unfair terms or for the gods. I think this would be a very fun story to work with and develop into my own version.
The other story, The Children of Loki told a tale about Loki's children with a frost giant. This story was interesting and quite creepy, too. All of his children had dark qualities about them that gave you chills. Fenrir was the most frightening of them. He was a wolf and continued to grow in size and strength, frightening the gods of his power.
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