The Big Book of Scandinavian Myths is the most complete and consistent collection of northern legends and traditions in Russian. Here you will find more than 150 myths, heroic legends and selected sagas, many of which take place on the lands of present-day Russia. This book will introduce readers to the characters of the German-Scandinavian Olympus: the wise father of the gods Odin, the red-bearded strongman Thor, waging an eternal struggle with the cruel giants, the beautiful Freya, owner of the wonderful Brisingamen necklace. Readers will also learn about the origin of the world from the Ginnungagap abyss, the cunning tricks of the insidious god Loki, Ragnarok predicted by the norns - the end of the world and its new rebirth, about the hero of the "Tale of the Nibelungen" Sigurd, who defeated the dragon Fafnir, the leader Beowulf, who fought the monstrous Grendel, a skilled blacksmith Völund, about the great Viking king Ragnar Lothbrok and other legendary heroes of the Scandinavian sagas and famous Viking campaigns. The book will be an excellent gift for fans and lovers of Scandinavian mythology, as well as for those who are just discovering the harsh and enchanting legends of the North.