Galician-English, English-Galician Concise Dictionary Book

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After recently reading Margaret Atwood's The Penelopiad I wanted to read more mythological stories and remembered this ebook which had been lying dormant on my Kindle for about two and a half years. Oops!

Written for older children, this Victorian short story collection is a fast read that gives a good flavour of the world of the ancient Norse gods. Female gods are beautiful, male ones are violent, frost-giants are ever threatening and Loke is out to cause mischief at every turn. (He reminded me of Anansi who I first encountered in Neil Gaiman's Anansi Boys.) As an introduction to Norse mythology, I think this is a good place to start. The main gods and monsters are introduced as well as the different world strata they inhabit. I am now tempted to get a more in depth volume of stories though to give me a greater understanding.