Norse Mythology for Beginners

Released: May 19, 2026
Length: 5 hrs 33 mins
Format: Unabridged Audiobook
Publisher: Matt Clayton

This audiobook offers a clear, structured, and beginner-friendly exploration of authentic Norse mythology, drawing directly from traditional sources like the Poetic Edda and Prose Edda. It presents the darker, stranger, and more complex stories behind the popular Hollywood version, highlighting the myths’ raw emotional power and the Viking worldview of courage, fatalism, and acceptance of doom. Free from academic jargon and superhero clichés, it connects the myths into a coherent narrative, revealing the flaws and human struggles of the gods and heroes alike.

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