Gods and Thunder: A Graphic Novel of Old Norse Myths
Chapter 1 LOOKING FOR ADVENTURE Long ago we Vikings believed in Yggdrasil the World Tree From its branches to its roots it spanned the Nine Worlds
Wrapped around its trunk lay Midgard It was our world and yours Today you might think of it as the real world Below Yggdrasil's roots lay Niflheim the icy home of the dishonored dead Opposite it lay Muspelheim the home of the fire giants
At the top among Yggdrasil's branches lay Asgard It was the home of our gods the Aesir 2 NO Their ruler was one eyed Odin the All Father He was wise and cunning He was the greatest of the gods or the worst depending on whom you asked
Of all the Aesir the only one we truly loved We all worshipped that carey old wolf We feared him and certainly respected him But we never gave him our love BOOM Was Thor Thor son of Odin was unique among the Aesir For he loved Midgard and its people And he protected them
