Norse tales have run through much of Neil Gaiman’s work, from his “Sandman” comic-book series to his fantasy novel “American Gods.” So when W.W. Norton editor Amy Cherry asked if he’d like to ...

If you wield the hammer Mjolnir, then you're signing up for a sometimes monosyllabic turgidity. Somehow, though, as Marvel's Thor, Hemsworth is able to play a big lug with a teasing ironic twinkle.

Neil Gaiman’s “Norse Mythology” is the book to reach for when it feels like the world is coming to an end. Because it is coming to an end — at least, it is for the gods. The world ends by fire and ice ...

THIS book is a successful attempt to popularise the romance and poetry of ancient Norse literature. Though he has not quite attained the dignity and charm of style which render Sir G. Dasent's “Story ...

Just about every American child learns in school that Christopher Columbus “discovered” America--or, more accurately, a small island in the Caribbean--in 1492. What isn’t always taught is that the ...

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