Yesterday I hung out by a fountain with the gods of Norse mythology. I bet
you are wondering where I found them and why I decided to look for them in the
first place. The answer is research, and what better place to go than the
library. Now I confess that after the search engines started dominating the www
my trips to the library have not been as frequent. What surprised me was the
selection, or should I say lack thereof. You would think that a Norwegian
library would have a large selection on the gods, on vikings and on the
folklore surrounding them, but I only managed to find a few. It was a warm
sunny day so I took the gods with me and sat outside in the beautiful park
surrounding the library. I told them about the book I was writing and here is
what the gods had to say:
“Nobody seems to read books about us anymore; they would
rather go into a dark room that you humans call a movie, and watch these
pretend gods making up stories of their own. How could it be that our own
stories have so little interest to you humans?” Freya looked at me and waited for an answer but I was rudely
interrupted by Loki.
“I like these human
stories on the wall of the movie temple! They make me handsome and even a bit
loveable. Everyone knows who I am now and I am finally respected as a force to
be dealt with.” Thor did not like Loki’s comment, slammed his hammer on
the ground, and bellowed out in a voice that made the other Gods shutter.
“You… IGNORANT little flea! If it were not for your constant bag of tricks,
no one would pay attention to you! I am the real hero. I only refrain from
squashing you off the face of this earth because I find you at times amusing!
You are not even my brother!”
Sif looked at the content smile on Thor’s face and sighed
before she said, “These movie people would have you betray my love dear
husband, and they seem to believe we all come from an alien planet. Not only do
they think that, they also believe me to be a warrior. You know how I hate to
fight, Freya is much better suited for weapons than I.”
Freya turned towards me and drew a large sword from her
belt. “It is true; these humans have forgotten that I am a warrior, as well as
a lover. I hope when you finish your book, you will have told the other humans that!”
She then kissed her sword and disappeared into the pages beside me, along with the
other gods.
These are some of the gods you will get to know better in my series of books called, Gods and Fairytales. A sneak preview from the first book, Secrets of the Ash Tree, is available in the anthology Open Doors which you can buy HERE.
So have you been to the library lately? Which one of the gods is your favorite?
These are some of the gods you will get to know better in my series of books called, Gods and Fairytales. A sneak preview from the first book, Secrets of the Ash Tree, is available in the anthology Open Doors which you can buy HERE.
So have you been to the library lately? Which one of the gods is your favorite?
