Iintsomi zaseNorse zinendawo eyodwa exotic, ikakhulu kuba imalunga namazwe angekude lee namhlanje (iiyure ezimbalwa ngeenqwelo-moya zisahlula).
Ezinye iingcinga zibonisa ukuba abahlali basemantla Yurophu babesele beyazi iMelika ngaphambi kukaColumbus. Ukusuka apho kuye kulo lonke ulwakhiwo lwezithixo, amandla kunye neemfihlakalo ezingcwatywe phakathi komkhenkce nekhephu.
Enye yeendawo ezahlukileyo ngokubhekisele kwiintsomi ezinje ngesiGrike bubume obungafezekanga obuchazwa nguGaiman kulo msebenzi. Baninzi kakhulu oothixo basemhlabeni abavumela ukuba balawulwe ngobundlobongela okanye ngesondo, amadoda njengoothixo abanikwe imfazwe emfazweni kunye nokubonisa amandla kunye namandla.
Kwaye kolo lwakhiwo alunamculo kuneentsomi zamaGrike, kuhlala umtsalane okhethekileyo. Uncwadi oluhle olusisondeza kwezinye iiOlimpiki, phakathi kotywala kunye nokuthanda umzimba. Kubonakala ngathi oothixo baseNorse bafumanise ukuba uyolo lokwenyani luyafumaneka eMhlabeni.
Ndiyabulela kule ncwadi, siphonononga ubume bebali obungafaniyo obabandakanyeka ekungeneni kwezi ngxelo zeentsomi zazalwa yingqele. Kwaye siyayonwabela incoko eyoyikisayo yomnqweno, amabhongo kunye namandla ngomhlaba ombi apho iimeko ezisindayo zibonakala njengeyona njongo yabantu abafayo nabangafiyo.
Ukudibana phakathi kwabantu kunye neentsomi, ngokungathi bobabini babelana ngendawo ethe cwaka apho imijikelezo yomkhenkce yeNorth Pole ijikeleza. Imeko apho kuvela khona amaphupha phakathi kobunzima bendawo enomtsalane njengoko iphanzisiwe, phakathi kwamahlathi amandulo, amarhamncwa asendle kunye neendawo ezinomkhenkce njengayo nayiphi na indlela yokuthatha naluphi na uhambo.
I-mjolnir okanye isando se-Thor njengophawu lolo lukhuni, lwemiphefumlo kunye neqhwa.
Ungayithenga incwadi Iintsomi zaseNordic, Umsebenzi wamva nje ngumbhali uNeil Gaiman, apha:
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