Here are the tales the Vikings told: of gods and goddesses, sea monsters and ice giants, dark forests, flying chariots, shapechangers, cloud spinners, and cunning, gold-hoarding underground dwarves. These eight stories start at the world�s beginning, with one realm of ice and snow and another of fire. Discover Asgard, a stronghold of shining palaces; Loki�s secret wife in Giantland and their terrifying children; the gentle goddess Idunn�s golden apples of immortality, and much more Viking lore and legend.