The Heroes of Asgard: Tales from Scandinavian Mythology

Annie and Eliza Keary's 'The Heroes of Asgard' is a retelling of nine stories from Scandinavian mythology, including the origin story of the pantheon, the wanderings of Freyja, and the punishment of Loki. Although aimed at literate children, the stories contain a sense of doom and tragedy, as well as depictions of both base and noble behavior. The retellings may have been sanitized, but they likely drew on fairly accurate reproductions of the original mythology. The book also includes a Christian interpretation of the material, in line with the Keary sisters' inclinations and Snorri Sturluson's 13th-century rendition of the myths in The Prose Edda.