Master storyteller Padraic Colum's rich, musical voice captures all the
magic and majesty of the Norse sagas in his retellings of the adventures
of the gods and goddesses who lived in the Northern paradise of Asgard
before the dawn of history. Here are the matchless tales of All-Father
Odin, who crosses the Rainbow Bridge to walk among men in Midgard and
sacrifices his right eye to drink from the Well of Wisdom; of Thor,
whose mighty hammer defends Asgard; of Loki, whose mischievous cunning
leads him to treachery against the gods; of giants, dragons, dwarfs and
Valkyries; and of the terrible last battle that destroyed their world.