D'Aulaires' Book of Norse Myths Quotes

“They spell-caught the sounds of cat paws, the breath of fish, the spittle of birds, the hairs of a woman's beard, and the roots of a mountain, and spun them around the sinews of a bear. That made a bond that looked as fine as a ribbon of silk, but, since it was made of things not in this world, it was so strong nothing in the world could break it.”
― Ingri D'Aulaire, D'Aulaires' Book of Norse Myths

“There, on the greensward, they found the golden chessmen with which they had played in the old days of power and glory. Now they had no one to lead, no one to guard; they had nothing to do but play chess and think back.”
― Ingri d'Aulaire, D'Aulaires' Book of Norse Myths