Warrior Lore

Thor resorts to cross-dressing in a bid to recover his stolen hammer. The hero Widrick Waylandsson comes face to face with a troll in the forest. A king's daughter is abducted from a convent in rural Sweden. Discover the folklore of medieval Scandinavian ballads with this collection of new English verse translations that draws on Norse mythology and heroic legend. Sometimes tragic, sometimes hilarious, there are stories of champions and fighters, vikings, and trolls.