In the Morning of Time: The Story of the Norse God Balder

by Cynthia King, Charles Mikolaycak (Illustrator)

The tale begins when Balder, god of innocence and goodness, dreams of the beginning of the world - and of its end. One-eyed Oden, father of the Gods, discovers the meaning of the Balder will die, and spring will come no more. The Gods are horrified, and Odin's wife Frigga tries desperately - buy fruitlessly - to prevent the tragedy.

Genres: Mythology, Classics, Fantasy

237 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 1970

Reviews

[Annabeth · Rating 5 out of 5]

A fun story that includes several Norse Myths.

[Greg Kerestan · Rating 4 out of 5]

Central to the stories of the Norse gods is Ragnarok, the apocalypse of the heavens in which not only the people of the earth, but the gods would be destroyed, and a new world would be reborn from their vanishing. This mythological novel illustrates the story of Ragnarok, linking together Norse myths and legends into a single cohesive narrative. As someone who went through a brief, fierce Viking phase as a kid, I remember this book well to this day.