The Norse myths are second only to the Greek myths in their greatness and power, and these stories of giants striding across the Nordic landscape, of stallions pulling the sun's chariot, of the trickster Loki's shapeshifting, of the slaying of monsters and the passions, squabbles and betrayals of gods and goddesses, are among the most exciting. Selected by Kevin Crossley-Holland, author of The Seeing Stone, here are seventeen gripping tales brilliantly retold.