Magne answers “can I just ask why this isn't marked as a...”

Charlie Stuart asked this question about Norse Mythology:

can I just ask why this isn't marked as a childrens book anywhere because it was sold everywhere with no clear marketing and yet to read beyond five pages is a tad disappointing if you were looking even for a casual book of myths to dip into? I was given it as a present after mentioning I wanted something of the sort and it's clearly a childrens book from the phrasing alone, a shame really.

Magne It's a children's book in the sense that many of these are stories we as kids learnt at school in Norway. It's stories we grew up with in many ways, i…moreIt's a children's book in the sense that many of these are stories we as kids learnt at school in Norway. It's stories we grew up with in many ways, in the great saga tradition of the vikings, but also as comics.

This is about mythology, and it is full of humour; the norse gods more often than not up to mischief, and weren't all that clever.

It's a children's book the same way the Bible is a children's book. Just more fun:)(less)

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