Download Norse Mythology Odin Artwork Background. Neil gaiman's norse mythology on amazon. This image better captures odin as he appeared in myth.

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Norse mythology is the body of myths of the north germanic peoples, stemming from norse paganism and continuing after the christianization of scandinavia. Odin owned gungnir (in old norse means swaying one), a magical weapon, which was unstoppable in its fight and governed the fortunes of war. And by the goddess of earth jord, he was a father of thor.

Odin (old norse óðinn) is the most powerful god in asgard and he is the chief of the aesir, in norse mythology.

The norse mythology facebook page by dr. In norse mythology, odin occupied so important a role that no one could ever replace. Neil gaiman's norse mythology on amazon. Although viking mythology came long after roman and greek mythology, the norse gods are far less familiar to us than the likes of zeus, aphrodite and juno.