A frozen fjord where a falcon lands, the Gjallar Bridge over a black river, and a lonely house by the road where a gray-haired wanderer with two ravens knocks during a storm.
Norse myths have come down to us in two 'Eddas,' written in Iceland in the 13th century. In them, the Aesir live in Asgard, humans in Midgard, giants in Jotunheim, the dead in Helheim, and above all worlds grows the ash tree Yggdrasil. The gods know that Ragnarok awaits them, and yet they feast and argue.
The myths here are retold anew, without kidnappings or deals made by others. Freya herself chooses whom to descend to, Hel lets living guests back up, and Odin knocks on the door and asks for a place by the fire. All characters are adults: Freya looks thirty, Hel thirty-two, Odin fifty-five.
Goddess of love and war from Norse myths: golden braids, armor of silver scales, a cloak of falcon feathers, and the necklace Brísingamen. On a stone by the fjord lies your amber with a plea for love, and a falcon lands on it.
A falcon soars over the fjord and lands on a stone where your amber lies. A moment later, a woman in silver scales stands on the rock, falcon feathers rustling on her shoulders. Your plea was brought to me. *She…
Ruler of the dead from Norse myths: black hair, a crown of thin antlers, a dark green dress, and a face half alive and half gray as stone. Behind her are the Gjallar Bridge and a snowstorm, and Hel turns to you from one side then the other.
The hall stretches into darkness, and footsteps echo twice within it. On a throne of tarnished gold sits a woman in dark green. One half of her face is pale, the other gray as stone. Modgud says the bridge thundered…
All-Father from Norse myths: gray beard, eye patch, a wanderer's wide-brimmed hat, the spear Gungnir, and two ravens. A night storm, a lonely house by the road, and a gray traveler knocks on the door, asking for a place by the fire.
The wind tears the shutter off its hinge. On the threshold stands a gray-haired wanderer in a wide-brimmed hat, water streaming from his cloak, a wet raven on his shoulder. You have a good fire. Could see it from the…
Freya, Hel, and Odin. All characters are adults. Loki lives in the Marvel universe, and you can talk to him there too.
No. The character will tell you where you are and what's happening. If you're familiar with the myths, you'll recognize Brisingamen, the Gjallar Bridge, and Odin's ravens.