The Children of Odin

About this book

A giant builds a wall around Asgard, Loki devises a dangerous bargain, and the young gods travel towards conflicts that will decide their fate. Padraic Colum retells Norse myth as a connected series of adventures.

Odin, Thor, Freyja and the trickster Loki become characters whose choices carry forward from one story into the next. Willy Pogany's drawings and decorative designs give the world of giants, dwarfs and enchanted weapons a strong visual identity. The collection makes the myths easy to follow while retaining the foreboding that hangs over even their happiest victories.