TY - BOOK AU - Nardo,Don TI - Exploring Norse mythology SN - 9781678205720 AV - BL860.N373.N677 2024 PY - 2024///] CY - San Diego, CA PB - ReferencePoint Press, Inc. KW - Mythology, Norse KW - Juvenile literature KW - Mythologie nordique KW - Ouvrages pour la jeunesse KW - fast KW - Norse mythology KW - sears KW - Juvenile works N1 - Includes bibliographical references and index; A Tree So Vast: The Mythical Norse World -- Thor's Hammer and Odin's Wisdom: Divine Quests -- Warriors and Their Fates: The Compulsion to Fight -- Giants, Dwarves, and Other Strange Creatures -- Loki and his Children: The Fall of the Gods; Ages 14-18; ReferencePoint Press N2 - "The Norse, also frequently called the Vikings, were the hardy, often warlike inhabitants of Scandinavia, Denmark, and some nearby European regions during the mid-to-late medieval era. The first of those two crucial aspects of Norse people's beliefs was the way they envisioned their world. On the one hand, it was thought that the events of people's lives were directed or influenced by either an invisible force-fate-or the will of various gods"-- ER -