Introduction

Welcome. Before you get started, there are just a few things for us to get out of the way. For the purposes of this course, we're going to assume that these stories are true. That may be a stretch for some of you and it will definitely force you to use your imagination (especially with some of the timeline inconsistencies inherent in Norse Mythology. More on that later). We'll do this for a few reasons:

• It's fun.
• It gives you an opportunity to not be so critical of the events (if you just kept thinking how silly things were every time you read something outrageous it would be hard to really get into the text. In some cases you'll know about events well before they happened. The foreshadowing and lack of surprise is a hallmark of Norse Myth. The end result isn't what's important; it's how you get there and how you meet it that matters.
• When you can believe that clouds are really a dead frost giant's brains then you can allow yourself to create just about anything.
• And the last reason is...you might actually learn something about yourself!

So, let's begin.

What is Mythology (wait a few seconds and consider this before clicking the link)

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