Reddit reviews Norse Mythology

As it so happens, Neil Gaiman is about to release a book of Norse Mythology, but it doesn't come out until Feb. 7th.

https://www.amazon.com/Norse-Mythology-Neil-Gaiman/dp/039360909X/ref=asap_bc?ie=UTF8

I recommend Neil Gaiman - Norse mythology

I bought both book and audiobook.

There's actually one called Norse Mythology.

Is this the same book as “Norse Mythology” by Neil Gaiman?

I'm enamored with it all. Its the perfect amount of creativity and awe, because there was never a "bible" for Norse stuff, its literally a collection of tales and stories that have been recovered, translated (sometimes), and really just open to interpretation in a few cases. Its structured enough to define the characters and environments, but missing enough to leave enough room for creative stories.

If you are interested, I'd highly recommend Norse Mythology by Neil Gaiman

I know this is not what you asked for but i highly recommend reading this book to learn more about Norse mythology :)

Here!

Not totally related, but Neil Gaiman's new book Norse Mythology is fantastic and makes the movies even more enjoyable for me. You pick up lots of little stuff like why Odin has one eye and why Mjolnir has a short handle. You can also see where the movies get shit wrong (or maybe I could say "take artistic license"), which can be kind of fun, too.

I have only read Danish and Norwegian books on the subjects. With that said, /u/joseph4th recommended a book that will be published the 7th of February titled Norse Mythology by Neil Gaiman.

https://www.amazon.com/Norse-Mythology-Neil-Gaiman/dp/039360909X/ref=asap_bc?ie=UTF8

If you can read Norwegian I recommend http://www.nb.no/nbsok/nb/67868483fb07a70a58ad1cff8ec8c677#109

btw, quick and fun read if anybody is interested in a lot of the ship names and the background.

https://www.amazon.com/Norse-Mythology-Neil-Gaiman/dp/039360909X

If you want to read about Norse mythology and about the sagas too I'd wait a couple of days and get Neil Gaimans new book!

https://www.amazon.com/Norse-Mythology-Neil-Gaiman/dp/039360909X

I'm super excited to read it

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I ordered Norse Mythology by Neil Gaiman earlier this week so I'll be reading that next week or the week after that.

This is pretty close

Mythology does not apply to the movie... However Neil Gaiman did write Norse Mythology that has all the juicy stories from Thor's cross dressing, Goddeses pimping themselves out to dwarves for jewelry, and Thor fighting an old woman and losing. Good Norse Mythology.
https://www.amazon.com/Norse-Mythology-Neil-Gaiman/dp/039360909X

https://www.amazon.com/Norse-Mythology-Neil-Gaiman/dp/039360909X

I got $75 in Amazon gift cards yesterday, so I went and bought some books! (Shocking, I know)

First off is Fire & Blood. I do not need to say anything about that.

The Hanged Man: A Story of Miracle, Memory, and Colonialism in the Middle Ages looks to be a really interesting book examinging how a hanged man's supposed resurrection examines the crossover between Medieval religion, colonialism, and cultural exchange.

I mostly just read medieval fantasy, so Promise of Blood looks like a good way for me to see the other type of fantasy out there.

Oh, and Neil Gaiman's Norse Mythology looks like a hell lot of fun.

No idea when I will get to reading any of this. I have just started on Chronicles of the Black Company, and I have a small pile of unfinished books I need to get through. Ah well, the reader's life.

https://www.amazon.com/Norse-Mythology-Neil-Gaiman/dp/039360909X

Or: https://www.amazon.com/Norse-Mythology-Neil-Gaiman/dp/039360909X/ref=nodl_

I absolutely recommend Neil Gaiman's Norse Mythology especially so the audible form Audible Book as it's so entertaining to hear it read by the author, either way it's infinitely intriguing the stories that have been told and passed down thorughout human history.

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I have so many books on my wish lists, it's hard for me to pick just one, but I can narrow it down to the top 3 I've really been wanting to read:

Norse Mythology by Neil Gaiman

I love Norse mythology, history, language, religion and learning more about it, and from what I've read of Gaiman's, I enjoy his writing style.

S. / Ship of Theseus by Doug Dorst and J.J. Abrams

From the reviews it seems like a great book. There's the book Ship of Theseus, but in the margins and inserts there's a whole different story between two people trying discover the identity of the author of Ship of Theseus. It just looks like a fun book.

House of Leaves by Mark Danielewski

Another book I've heard great things about. I've heard it can be a difficult read with the unconventional format and footnotes etc.. But that just makes me want to read it even more.

All 3 are on my Most Wanted list.


Thanks for the contest!

https://www.amazon.co.uk/Norse-Mythology-Neil-Gaiman/dp/039360909X

He has a new collection of Norse Myths. It is his newest project and from what I hear it is great. Here is a link if you wanna get yourself a copy! https://www.amazon.com/Norse-Mythology-Neil-Gaiman/dp/039360909X/ref=tmm_hrd_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=1486572491&sr=8-1

I am gonna start with American Gods since I am gonna reread what I have. I wish I had the anniversary, Ive never been able to read the changes He made either. Trigger Warning is good. His short stories are great!

Hemsworth, so dreamy... Ragnarok looks amazing.

But yes, been a fan of Norse mythology and Thor since childhood. I do recommend Neil Gaimans retelling of Norse Mythology if you're a fan. It's fun to see where it all came from.

Hey! Not a problem at all; I'm happy to rec stuff for you, especially on a subject I know quite well.

In terms of fiction, there are several fairy tale and mythology-based works. Most of these are going to be fairy tales because that's what I tend to read, but there are some mythology and folklore-based ones scattered around in here too:

Books:

• Anything written by Rick Riordan, including the Percy Jackson/Heroes of Olympus books and the Kane Chronicles (of course he was going to be at the top of the stack, no real surprise there)
  
• Anything written by Gail Carson Levine (especially Ella Enchanted, Fairest, The Two Princesses of Bamarre, Ever, and the Fairy Dust trilogy)
  
• Pretty much anything by Diana Wynne Jones fits loosely into this category, though only the Howl's Moving Castle trilogy, Fire and Hemlock, and Dogsbody make any real, genuine use of fairy tales and folklore. The HMC trilogy uses a lot of fairy tale tropes, Fire and Hemlock is a loose retelling of Tam Lin, and Dogsbody is more cosmology than mythology but still applies.
  
• East/North Child, Edith Pattou, a novelized version of 'East of the Sun and West of the Moon'
  
• The Lunar Chronicles, Marissa Meyer: the first one is a futuristic steampunk variation on Cinderella, while the rest bring in various other fairy tale characters (notably Red Riding Hood, Rapunzel, and Snow White)
  
• The Dark is Rising Sequence, Susan Cooper: Arthurian legend and folklore, considered to be part of the basic YA fantasy canon
  
• Peter and the Starcatchers series, Dave Barry and Ridley Pearson: Childrens'/YA series chronicling how Peter Pan became Peter Pan
  
• Book of a Thousand Days, Shannon Hale: Based on the Brothers Grimm tale of Maid Maleen
  
• The Books of Bayern (including The Goose Girl), Shannon Hale: based on various fairy tales, including 'The Goose Girl'.
  
• basically anything written by Robin McKinley, who's famous for writing novels based on fairy tales (honestly she's probably the most famous writer of fairy tale-based stories for adults). I especially recommend The Hero and the Crown, Beauty, and Deerskin.
  
• Most books by Neil Gaiman have some sort of mythological or folkloric elements to them. American Gods, Anansi Boys, and Neverwhere are most indicative of this, but most of his books deal in some way with fairy tales or mythology.
  
• Where the Mountain Meets the Moon and When the Sea Turned to Silver by Grace Lin, based on Chinese mythology and folklore
  
• The Golem and the Jinni, Helene Wecker
  
• The Bear and the Nightingale, Katherine Arden: based on the Russian tale of Vasilisa the Beautiful
  
• The Mists of Avalon, Marion Zimmer Bradley: pretty much one of the most well-known Arthurian legend-related books of all time. The plot is basically Arthurian legend as told through the eyes of the women who would come to be known as Morgana Le Fay and Guinevere.
  
• Uprooted, Naomi Novak: so while there's no...explicit fairy tales or folklore in this one, it's pretty obviously rooted in Eastern European/Russian fairy tales and folklore
  
• The Book of Kells, RA MacAvoy
  
• The Raven Cycle, Maggie Stiefvater
  
• The Song of Achilles, Madeline Miller
  
• Secrets of the Immortal Nicholas Flamel series, Michael Scott (literally folklore and mythology for days)
  
• The Penelopeiad, Margaret Atwood: The Odyssey as told by Odysseus' wife Penelope
  
• special shout-out to Norse Mythology, Neil Gaiman's beautiful rendition of all of the Norse tales. Not quite straight-up Norse mythology, not quite fictionalized/expanded versions of the tales, it's a beautiful work of art.
  
  Also if you're looking for something that's obvious but totally not at the same time: Tolkien. You want Tolkien. If you haven't read the Silmarillion, read the Silmarillion.
  
  Comic Books and Webcomics:
  
  
• Fables, Bill Willingham (aka, what Once Upon a Time should have been...yeah I'm not bitter at all)
  
• I mean....any and all Wonder Woman and Thor comics will inevitably be this because of their context as being based in Greek/Norse mythology. I can happily recommend specific comics for you (given that I read quite a few), but that would be an entirely separate post tbh
  
• The Sleeper and the Spindle, Neil Gaiman and Chris Riddell
  
• Sandman, Neil Gaiman
  
• The Books of Magic, Neil Gaiman
  
• Namesake, an absolutely fantastic webcomic based on a variety of fairy tales and fairy tale fantasy (most notably the Wizard of Oz and Alice in Wonderland, at the moment)
  
• Monstress, Marjorie Liu
  
• The Wicked+The Divine, Kieron Gillen
  
  TV Shows/Animation:
  
  
• Once Upon a Time: sighs but also knows I have to put this up here. Seasons 1 and 2 are cheesy but actually really good, and the first half of Season 3 is great, but honestly I would just...stop watching after Season 3 ends. After that it just becomes a soap opera starring fairy tale characters and just goes downhill.
  
• Grimm
  
• Princess Tutu: listen there are so many fairy-tale and folkloric references in this show it's ridiculous, and it also brings in a ton of concepts that I am totally about (a story within a story, characters trying to avoid their tragic fates, etc). It's...essentially a combination of the Ugly Ducking and a dramatized Swan Lake where the characters are trying to avoid their fates, but it's so much more than that too.
  
• Alice (2009): great miniseries, A++. First ten minutes is...weird, then it picks up. Also is the only Alice in Wonderland-based piece of media I've ever seen that manages to make the Alice/Hatter relationship work and not seem weird at all
  
• Snow White with the Red Hair: listen this anime is cute as all hell and I'm not afraid to rec it despite it basically revolving around the romance. I have no shame. Anyway it's cute and you should watch it.
  
• I mean...Sailor Moon? It's an obvious choice but still relevant. All kinds of mythology and folklore wrapped up in this one
  
• Galavant (hilarious, well-acted, and with songs written by Alan Menken as a huge bonus)
  
• BBC's Merlin
  
• Avatar: The Last Airbender and Legend of Korra: not explicitly mythology/folklore-based, but contains a lot of East Asian folklore and philosophy
  
• Miraculous Ladybug: listen I know it's a kids show, but it's cute af. It's basically what you would get if you crossed a magical girl show and a superhero show.
  
• BBC's Being Human: a vampire, a ghost, and a werewolf share an apartment...this is not the start of a bad joke, but it is the basic plot premise of this show
  
• Stargate (the movie) and all related shows
  
  Movies:
  
  
• Big shout-out to Stardust (2007), which remains one of the few movies based on a book that I believe is actually better than the book (Neil Gaiman's book is wonderful, but the movie is just this wonderfully bizarre mix of A-list actors, a fantastic script, and beautiful cinematography)
  
• Pan's Labyrinth (2006)
  
• Labyrinth (1986)
  
• Ever After (1998)
  
• The Neverending Story (1984)
  
• Hook (1991)
  
• Ladyhawke (1985)
  
• Spirited Away (2001) (honestly can't recommend this one enough...it's really good)
  
• On that note, basically anything ever produced by Studio Ghibli is going to be steeped in Japanese mythology and folklore (excepting Howl's Moving Castle and Wizard of Earthsea, both of which are based on British children's books). Princess Mononoke, The Tale of Princess Kaguya, and My Neighbor Totoro are probably the best and most relevant examples after Spirited Away.
  
• Listen I don't usually recommend Disney stuff on fairy tales lists because it's like...you know, obvious, but honestly the live-action Cinderella (2015) is too good, too pure for this world and everyone should watch it.
  
  Anyway, after blowing through all of those recs and still having plenty more, I'm coming to the realization that I read/watch entirely too many fairy tale/mythology/folklore-based media. Lol.