书名：Norse Mythology 北欧神话 

难度：Lexile蓝思阅读指数830L 

作者：Neil Gaiman尼尔·盖曼 

出版社名称：Bloomsbury Publishing 

出版时间：2018 

语种：英文 

ISBN：9781408891957 

商品尺寸：19.8 x 2.6 x 13 cm 

包装：平装 

页数：304（以实物为准）★奇幻文学大师、鬼才作家尼尔·盖曼新作 ★激发作品如《美国众神》创作灵感的重要来源 ★“故事宝库”尼尔·盖曼带您进入北欧神话的世界！ 尼尔·盖曼以纯熟诙谐的文字为远古时代的故事增添小说元素，从传说中九个世界的诞生开始，不仅诉说阿斯嘉（Asgard）各神祇的事迹，如聪慧狡猾的主神奥丁（Odin）、力大无穷的雷神索尔（Thor）以及恶作剧之神洛基（Loki）；也描绘其他世界的精灵火魔（fire demons）、华纳神族（Vanir）、人类、侏儒、巨人、亡者等生物，使神话角色的百态跃然纸上！ 尼尔·盖曼的重新诠释，忠实于北欧神话，更让古老的故事重获新生！THE NO. 1 SUNDAY TIMES AND NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER “With the deftest of touches, the characters are once again brought to life”—JOANNE HARRIS “The halls of Valhalla have been crying out for Gaiman to tell their stories”—OBSERVER The great Norse myths, which have inspired so much of modern fiction, are dazzlingly retold by Neil Gaiman. Tales of dwarfs and frost giants, of treasure and magic, and of Asgard, home to the gods: Odin the all-father, highest and oldest of the Aesir; his mighty son Thor, whose hammer Mjollnir makes the mountain giants tremble; Loki, wily and handsome, reliably unreliable in his lusts; and Freya, more beautiful than the sun or the moon, who spurns those who seek to control her. From the dawn of the world to the twilight of the gods, this is a thrilling, vivid retelling of the Norse myths from the award-winning, bestselling Neil Gaiman. Review “Brilliant . Somehow he brings us close to this world of mountains and cataracts, monsters and elves” —Sunday Times Book of the Week “It’s virtually impossible to read more than ten words by Neil Gaiman and not wish he would tell you the rest of the story . The halls of Valhalla have been crying out for Gaiman to tell their stories to a new audience. Hopefully this collection will be just the beginning.” —Natalie Haynes, Observer “There have been countless retellings of the Norse myths, but few that give them the everyday immediacy of Neil Gaiman’s wry, punchy phrasing and delivery. You feel that bumbling Thor, wise Odin, fabulous Freya and the wily Loki are part of him.” —The Times

“Gaiman retells the Norse sagas in his own lucid, laid-back style, teasing out the humour and absurdity inherent in the source material . An honest retelling that betrays an abiding personal passion for the exploits of dim-witted Thor, mercurial Loki, bombastic Odin and the rest.” —Financial TimesNorse Mythology《北欧神话》以个性鲜明的文字向读者呈现了极富异域魅力的北欧神话世界。北欧神话崇尚勇者和强者，并带有悲情的末世神话色彩。无论神与凡人，与生俱来的使命便是为战而生。诸神黄昏之后，万物飞灰湮灭，在末世烈焰之下，世界新生。在北欧神话中，诸神生动而真实，他们有着凡人的七情六欲，也有这样那样的缺点，但他们却敢于直面自己神性的弱点。并且在北欧神话中，凡人也占有极为重要的地位，这也是北欧神话是勇者神话的具体体现。 尼尔·盖曼（Neil Gaiman），近十年来欧美文坛崛起的耀眼的明星，被视为新一代幻想文学的代表，被《文学传记辞典》（Dictionary of Literary Biography）誉为十大后现代作家之一。其创作领域横跨幻想小说、科幻小说、恐怖小说、儿童小说、漫画以及歌词。他的作品部部畅销，获奖无数。恐怖小说大师斯蒂芬·金称赞他是一个“装满了故事的宝库”。他是记者、诗人、词作者、影视编剧、制片人和导演，也是好莱坞的宠儿，《镜子面具》、《贝奥武甫》、《星尘》皆反响不俗，而动画片《卡罗兰》也于2009年公映。

Neil Gaiman is the bestselling author of Coraline and Stardust, both of which are major motion films. Neil also co-wrote the script for Beowulf starring Anthony Hopkins and Angeline Jolie. He is the creator/writer of the award-winning Sandman comic series and has written several books for children. His latest title, The Graveyard Book, won the Teenage Booktrust Prize 2009. Neil has been immortalised in song by Tori Amos, and is a songwriter himself. His official website now has more than one million unique visitors each month, and his online journal is syndicated to thousands of blog readers every day.

An Introduction The Players Before The Beginning And After Yggdrasil And The Nine Worlds Mimir’s Head and Odin’s Eye The Treasures Of The Gods The Master Builder The Children Of Loki Freya’s Unusual Wedding The Mead Of Poets Thor’s Journey To The Land Of The Giants The Apples Of Immortality The Story Of Gerd And Frey Hymir And Thor’s Fishing Expedition The Death Of Balder The Last Days Of Loki Ragnarok, The Final Destiny Of The Gods Notes A Glossary Many gods and goddesses are named in Norse mythology. You will meet quite a few of them in these pages. Most of the stories we have, however, concern two gods, Odin and his son Thor, and Odin’s blood brother, a giant’s son called Loki, who lives with the Aesir in Asgard. Odin The highest and the oldest of all the gods is Odin. Odin knows many secrets. He gave an eye for wisdom. More than that, for knowledge of runes, and for power, he sacrificed himself to himself. He hung from the world-tree, Yggdrasil, hung there for nine nights. His side was pierced by the point of a spear, which wounded him gravely. The winds clutched at him, buffeted his body as it hung. Nothing did he eat for nine days or nine nights nothing did he drink. He was alone there, in pain, the light of his life slowly going out. He was cold, in agony, and on the point of death when his sacrifice bore dark fruit: in the ecstasy o1 his agony he looked down, and the runes were revealed to him. He knew them, and understood them and their power. The rope broke then, and he fell, screaming, from the tree. Now he understood magic. Now the world was his to control. Odin has many names. He is the all-father, the lord of the slain, the gallows god. He is the god of cargoes and of prisoners. He is called Grimnir and Third. He has different names in every country (for he is worshipped in different forms and in many tongues, but it is always Odin they worship.) He travels from place to place in disguises to see the world as people see it. When he walks among us, he does so as a tall man, wearing a cloak and hat. He has two ravens, whom he calls Huginn and Muninn, which mean “thought” and “memory.” These birds fly back and forth across the world, seeking news and bringing Odin all the knowledge of things. They perch on his shoulders and whisper into his ears. When he sits on his high throne at Hlidskjalf, he observes all things, wherever they may be. Nothing can be hidden from him.