Can You Create the Norse Cosmos?: An Interactive Mythological Adventure

By Gina Kammer

You are the god Thor from Norse mythology. You enjoy your role as the god of thunder. But you have a complicated relationship with your brother Loki. You enjoy going on grand adventures together, but you’re often at odds with him. You are a strong and brave warrior, while Loki uses his quick wits to outsmart the enemy. However, Loki enjoys playing tricks on you to make you look foolish. Can you recognize your brother’s tricks and avoid getting into trouble? YOU CHOOSE how your story will be told. The choices you make will determine whether the people of Asgard think of you as a hero or a fool.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Capstone Young Readers
• Release date: Aug 1, 2022
• ISBN: 9781666337754

Gina Kammer

Gina Kammer never grew out of Narnia and Middle-earth. Instead, she went on to study their medieval source texts, mythology, theater, and other literature at Bethany Lutheran College, Richmond University in London, and finally the University of South Dakota for her M.A. degree. Now she’s an author, editor, and book coach specializing in science fiction and fantasy. She also occasionally teaches writing courses. Her other interests include tea, traveling, oil painting, archery, and snuggling her grumpy bunny. She lives among piles of books in Minnesota with her husband, daughter, and menagerie of critters. Find her at ginakammer.com.

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Can you Create the Norse Cosmos? An Interactive Mythological Adventure by Gina Kammer

Table of Contents

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Chapter 1: Fire and Ice

Chapter 2: The Worlds of Gods and Giants

Chapter 3: The Eye in the Well

Chapter 4: Odin and the World Tree

Chapter 5: Creating the Cosmos

More about Norse Myths

Other Paths to Explore

Bibliography

Glossary

Read More

Internet Sites

About the Author

Copyright

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For the best You Choose experience,

view in portrait (vertical) orientation.

About Your Adventure

You are a god fated to die. You are the god of poetry, wisdom, and battle. You are the All-father, the one-eyed god—you are Odin. You often disguise yourself in a cloak and hat to travel among humans. Your two ravens land on your shoulders to bring you news. Nothing is hidden from you. But to gain your great knowledge, you will have to make great sacrifices. Can you survive the journey?

Chapter One sets the scene. Then you choose which path to read. Follow the links at the bottom of each page as you read the stories. The decisions you make will change your outcome. After you finish one path, go back and read the others for new perspectives and more adventures. Use your device's back buttons or page navigation to jump back to your last choice.

YOU CHOOSE the path you take through this mythical adventure!

CHAPTER 1

Fire and Ice

In the space between Muspelheim and Niflheim, the worlds of fire and ice, an enormous creature appears. It is Ymir, father of the giants, formed from the waters of Niflheim’s melted ice. A huge cow also forms from the waters in the gap between worlds. It licks and licks the salty ice. Eventually, Buri, the father of the race of gods, is freed from the ice. Nothing else exists.

Ymir drinks the cow’s milk and grows bigger and bigger. From Ymir’s body, three giants are born. The god Buri marries one of the giants, and they have a son named Bor. Later, Bor marries Bestla, a giant woman, and they have three sons. You, Odin, are the oldest. Vili and Ve are your younger brothers.

The frost giant Ymir was a primeval being and the ancestor of all frost giants.

According to Norse mythology, Ymir was the first giant and was the father of the race of giants.

You are stuck in the emptiness between the worlds. Ymir continues to grow to immense size and becomes more and more cruel. To the south, you see the burning flames of Muspell across the vast space. The mists of Niflheim create a haze in the north. But here in Ginnungagap—the huge empty gap where you, Vili, and Ve grew up—there is nothing. No other worlds exist.

Stars, nebula, and galaxies filling the emptiness of deep space.

You’ve always craved more, and you long to escape. You thirst for knowledge, wisdom, and power. And you dream of a cosmos full of other worlds to explore. Perhaps you and your brothers can fill the emptiness and create such a cosmos. But the race