Old Norse Astrophysics
An Excerpt from Norse Mythology for Bostonians: A Transcription of the Impudent Edda
Norse Mythology for Bostonians: A Transcription of the Impudent Edda is a new book released on January 29, 2020. Told in the charmingly quaint dialect of a foul-mouthed Bostonian, the volume includes narratives of new mythological episodes such as Thor’s attempt to renew his driver’s license and Odin’s mysterious journey to Boston Common, as well as traditional stories such as Odin’s acquisition of the mead of poetry and the theft of Idunn’s apples of youth. Additionally, substantial historical and contextual background information about the myths and their milieu is provided throughout. An exclusive excerpt pertaining to the ancient Norsemen’s view of the cosmos follows below. More information about the book may be found here.
Old Norse Astrophysics
The Norse gods inhabited a universe held together by a very different set of astrophysical properties than those that inform our collective understanding of the cosmos today. The gap¹ between these two schools of thought is so incredibly vast that they are essentially irreconcilable, and while one need not possess full comprehension of each and every astrophysical property that courses through the Norse myths, a fundamental grasp of the conceptual…
