Neil Gaiman Reads a story from Norse Mythology

[@Swanky11]

"They will test you again I will wager my right hand on it" Ahhhh foreshadowing

[@faithisabluebird]

I usually don't read English literature and KZbin just brought me here somehow. I've never heard of the name Neil Gaiman. NOW I HAVE TO BUY THIS BOOK. DEFINITELY HAVE THIS ONE.

[@sirien.neiris]

did you? :) (You should buy his other books as well, they are all amazing)

[@Worthit198]

it is worth it

[@inxj5915]

His books are incredible. I enjoy his stories.

[@TotallyNotElPresidente]

If anyone see's this, get yourself Audible just for this book. He narrates it and does it perfectly. One of my favorite books of all time

[@eds2888]

I read ''Norse Mythology'' in a Hong Kong bookstore. I have to say - this is a great work of his,. His usage and rhetoric skills is amazing.

[@Martha-jl6eu]

I love Neil's writing style. I love his voice. I love the fact that he researched these myths so well. Fantastic book. When I sat down to read it, I couldn't put it down until I was done. Then I listened to Neil reading it, and loved it just a bit more. It is a book that people from 12 to 90 can enjoy. I have never read such a delightful book in my life. Thanks Neil! Anyone have a suggestion of any other Neil Gaymon books I should read? Thanks in advance!

[@LavenderJack540]

Gaiman never loses steam. He only ever produces it. This is lovely. Lavender Jack...Swooping On Down.

[@Worthit198]

yesterday, I burrowed this book from the library and I am in love. It is worth reading, you won't regret it.

[@hedgehatchet3578]

_sees new Neil Gaiman book_ *MOM, CAN I BORROW YOUR CREDIT CARD!?!?!?!*

[@Aldo7899]

Giorno Giovanna LMAO. MOOOOMM!!! can I borrow your library card??

[@guharup]

Youre like lokis child. Should have cast you in a boarding school - Mom

[@DarkArtistKaiser]

God what a amazing read. It tugged at my heart.

[@GremlinPuke]

You mean "gods"

[@GremlinPuke]

I'll walk myself out for that pitiful joke

[@adambartlett6277]

What a fantastic story teller Neil is

[@PalmettoNDN]

In my view, Fenrir is a metaphor for the wild and impartial power of the force of nature. All manmade things will crumble to Nature. Even Tyr, a God of honor, duty, service and government, must lose his right hand - the symbol of his status, power and oath to serve. Odin's wisdom, magic and clairvoyance are powerless against the tide of Nature that eventually crumbles everything. Fenrir is a lesson of our mortality and the lack of permanence of all we acheive and accomplish. Fenrir serves as a warning to those who would resist dharma the natural order and balance.

[@cathleenmoyle1476]

Are you saying we should just let nature subjugate us? Hurt us? Kill us? And that there's no point in making culture or civilization? In progressing to better things or even trying to make things different?

[@JoricioCagel]

​@@cathleenmoyle1476 i don't think he implied human inaction and/or subordination. i see it like this: culture/civilization should not be built on denying nature and its forces, or on destroying nature's ability to grow and live. but that's what Odin did: he bound fenrir, betrayed him out of fear. we as western civilization do something similar: we are afraid of the wild and want to control every inch of this planet. everything has to be for our profit and our short-sighted wellbeing, ignoring the longtime effects and the need for respect and balance of powers, both natural and human. instead of creating a way of living which integrates both aspects and creates a civilization of symbiosis, we destroy and turn natur against us. (even some aspects of our own nature within us.) it's tragic, because, like Fenrir, there could have been something like friendship. of course, you could criticise this little essay for using the term "nature" quite simplified and somewhat romantic. but i do not mean it in an esoteric way, more in a way of: using our accumulated scientific knowledge of the world to heal our past mistakes and find a sustainable way of living in respactable partnership with this wonderful, terrifying, fragile and resilient planet - which will destroy us if we don't, like Fenrir ultimately will destroy the gods, who couldn't handle him with dignity.

[@n.e.goldsteen342]

Hail Fenrir!

[@guharup]

Possibly Time? Good theory

[@loamranger5385]

this truly is an amazing story, Hail the gods!!!!

[@colinp2238]

I have copies of the Eddas, Saxo Grammaticus and other issues of such things like Havamal, Heimskringla and now have ordered a copy of this book!

[@avarcine]

I got the audiobook and it's so much better that it's read by Neil Gaiman. I loved it and it inspired my second tattoo!

[@scampoli25]

What did you get?

[@robertandrewpaul961]

Could listen to this man tell stories all Day lol What a legend

[@jinx3171]

Listen to his audio book

[@Aldo7899]

He has a great storytelling voice 🗣

[@leonardorivera8349]

Thank you...

[@JessicaMuncey]

I love his reading Voice

[@chlofene]

I am collecting his books

[@leonardorivera8349]

Love this story....☀️🐺🌛

[@cathleencanino8814]

Sejun of Sb19 brought me here. He is an admirer of yours, Mr. Neil Gaiman

[@genesisjimenez5481]

Just what I needed

[@VALUST17]

He who fights with monsters might take care lest he thereby become a monster. And if you gaze for long into an abyss, the abyss gazes also into you. - Friedrich Nietzsche, Beyond Good and Evil

[@leonardorivera8349]

All hail the Great Wolf!!!!! FENRIR!!!!!!

[@mariamkinen8036]

Tomorrow , 💕 nice.

[@lexa2310]

Dammit. Poor Fenrir, poor Tyr.

[@pedroaldaco6174]

quick question hopefully someone might help me here: I bought this book on amazon and it came with the pages kind of poorly cut, is the book supposed to be like that? i've seen photos on internet and some of them look "normal" but others look to be with this different cut. I don't know if i should return it to get a new one.

[@brent0935]

Pedro Aldaco like ragged edges or just sloppy cut? Cause ragged edges are a stylistic choice but if they’re all off kilter it’s probably a printing mistake

[@julyanpanda]

mine is also like that i guess its done on purpose

[@sprucemeriky4510]

Mine is not

[@TheKartana]

Man, the gods are mean to tyr.

[@TheKa89]

Týr simply has awful luck when it comes to canines in general... Whether they're Loki's children or their guard dog. Most of his troubles stem from Loki, to be honest. During the Lokasenna (a feast where drunk Loki goes on a major shade rant against everyone in attendance, otherwise called a 'flyting', except he won't play along and gets nasty when they shoot it back at him), Loki goes on a rant against him saying, 'well you can't exactly be the right hand of justice anymore-' right after his hand was gnawed off by Fenrir. Poor Týr.

[@helalokidittor9183]

But what about Loki's first born? The eight legged horse? Is he not a child of Loki, Neil?

[@eurussy]

It is but this story (or this part of the book) is talking about the children that loki had with a mistress. And more importantly, the three in this story plays rather significant parts in Ragnarok and while sleipnir, the horse, is Odin's (or Aesirs') and took no big part in Ragnarok. Fenrir is especially more significant because he is the one who killed Odin as revenge in the events of Ragnarok.

[@daveh3997]

Loki fathered two sons by his Aesir wife Sigyn. They were Narfi and Vali. Loki fathered three children by the giantess Angrboda. Those were the Midgard Serpent, Hel, and Fenris. There is no clear consensus of the birth order of these five children. The eight legged horse Sleipnir, was related to Loki. However, Loki was Sleipnir's mother. In that case, the father was Svathilfari, the stallion used by a disguised jötunn who had been hired to build a wall around Asgard. Loki turned himself into a mare and enticed Svathilfari away from the building project. And as a result, Loki as a mare, gave birth to Sleipnir.

[@niharikajakilinki3189]

LOKI!!!!!

[@kaffekaffekaffe5225]

Fenris ulven

[@iliyaniliev6377]

this book started so well and in the middle become so boring i regreted buying it

[@CurveLearningNatures]

my right pinky is wounded:/

[@vectro242]

This guy really thinks he's something special.

[@evertwouda]

And he is right

[@Master_Blackthorne]

He is. Strange comment.

[@mariamkinen8036]

I think he is. We all are. Good at something . Believe . We need our daily bread.