Axe-Age, Wolf-Age - A Selection From the Norse Myths

A collection of twenty-two Norse myths explains why the sun appears in the morning and disappears at night, why the wind blows, and how the world was created. These tales take us to the heart of the Viking world. At one level they are racy stories packed with contests and love-matches, loyalty and treachery and fights to the death; at another, they are profound myths that describe and explain the mysteries of life...