A review by ayla_derammelaere
Noordse mythologie by Hélène A. Guerber

informative lighthearted reflective fast-paced

3.0



This is the first book about North Mythology that I have read. I have always been interested in Mythology and had read many books about ancient Greek and Roman Mythology, as well as books about Hinduisme.

One of the things that I noticed so well, is the similarities in the stories between the Nothern and the Greek/Roman Mythology : they have a similat amount of 'top' gods, their gods live somewhere high in the sky, their gods are very human when it comes to feelings and actions, some beings are even almost the same : for example the Nornen and the Moiren.

The book itself I found a bit dissapointing : I thought I would read full stories, from start to finish, about some of the gods but every chapter gives you insight in a god but everything stays superficial : there is no depth in the stories, there are a lot of gaps in between the stories and it left me with a lot more questions than answers.
I do like all of the paintings that are added to the book, the few lines out of plays or poems, did not always add something extra.

I think this is a good book to start with, as an introduction to Northern Mythology but followed by other books that can bring more depth and answer more questions.