The Walling of Asgard and the Birth of Sleipnir Resources
Websites
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Here's an illustrated version of "The Walling of Asgard" from Hurstwic Norse mythology. The Hurstwic Society's mission is to educate people about the history of the Viking Age.
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Timeless Myth's account of the walling of Asgard begins with a detailed description of the Norse cosmology and provides hyperlinks for many of the characters and places involved in the story.
Historical Documents
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The first book of Snorri Sturluson's Prose Edda, the Gylfaginning, or Tricking of Gylfi, contains a question-and-answer game in which Gylfi's questions reveal the nature of the Norse cosmos. The story of the walling of Asgard is found in Chapter 42.
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Here's an image of the first page of the Codex Upsaliensis, the 14th-century manuscript of the Prose Edda, from a page about the Early Scandinavian Philology department at Uppsala University.
Books
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Like it so much you want to own the book? The Penguin Classic's edition of the Prose Edda provides a modern, accessible translation by a professor of Icelandic and Old Norse studies at UCLA.
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A classic among mythical anthologies, with great artwork.
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Renowned young adult literature author Kevin Crossley-Holland tackles Norse mythology.
Images
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This artist puts six of Sleipnir's legs in front, and two in back. Hmm. we're not sure what to think of that.
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This picture has Sleipnir with four legs in front and four legs in back. Is that how you picture him?
Audio
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Chatterbox Audio Theater offers a radio play of "The Walling of Asgard."