Gods and myths of northern Europe vs Stardust: Which Should You Read?

Gods and myths of northern Europe Hilda Roderick Ellis Davidson · 1960 ★★★★☆ 4.1 250 pages · ≈ 4 h 38 m · Moderate

“Christianity was firmly established in north-western Europe in the twelfth century, but there was still interest in the heathen legends of the gods.”

Tiw, Woden, Thunor, Frig... these ancient northern deities gave their names to the very days of our week. Nevertheless most of us know far more of Mars, Mercury, Jupiter, Venus and the classical deities. Recent…

Stardust Neil Gaiman · 1997 ★★★★☆ 4.1 220 pages · ≈ 4 h 04 m · Moderate

E-book extra: Neil Gaiman's "Writing and the Imagination."In the tranquil fields and meadows of long-ago England, there is a small hamlet that has stood on a jut of granite for 600 years. Just to the east stands a high…