So Odin, Thor, Loki, and I are old friends. When I rediscovered my love of fantasy many years later, I think the preferences I developed from reading those first stories really influenced the way I read fantasy. The tragic nature of these gods’ stories, and the built-in ending of Ragnarok, just left me hooked. When I went through my mythology phase, I tolerated the Greek gods and occasionally talked to the Egyptians, but Norse mythology was what really got me obsessed. I remember vividly my elementary school library having this big, thick book on Norse mythology full of illustrations. Like him, I was entranced by the stories of the Norse gods from an early age. In his introduction to Norse Mythology, Neil Gaiman echoes what draws me to it. First of all, let’s be clear: Norse mythology is hella cool.
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