The Impudent Edda by Rowdy Geirsson

"The text throughout is caustic, demotic and profanity-laden, as though our narrator isn't some hoary-bearded viking bard sitting by the fireside but a modern guy shooting the breeze with buddies over a beer. The result is a smart, lovingly rendered blend of academia and pastiche." -Financial Times Picking up where the original, medieval sources of Norse mythology - The Poetic Edda and The Prose Edda - left off, The Impudent Edda not only introduces readers to a fresh, new perspective on both familiar and previously unknown narratives about the Norse gods, but also brings the world's foremost epic fantasy series to its inevitable and fateful conclusion: in a dank alleyway behind a dive bar in Boston. Told from the point of view of an irate but profoundly wise drunkard, this easy-to-read compilation of unique and archaic lore offers readers a highly accessible journey through fun and classic tales that range from Odin's unprovoked murder of an ancient witch to Freyja's voluntary experiment as a prostitute among lecherous dwarves to Thor's drunken and petty act of larceny on the eve of Ragnarok, the final world-shattering battle of the gods. Only available in paperback, The Impudent Edda includes 44 black-and-white photos, 227 highly informative footnotes (providing important background information on ancient Scandinavian transmogrifiers, the functional capabilities of Odin's magical toilet, and Tyr's virtuoso guitar-playing skills, among many other nuanced facets of ancient Nordic lore), and 33 mythological chapters with such illuminating titles as: Read more