All Stories
Browse our complete collection of folk tales, Panchatantra stories, and moral stories from around the world.
Norse Folk Tales
Ages 9-12
The Binding of Fenrir
The Binding of Fenrir: In the halls of Asgard, a darkness grew in the hearts of the gods, a fear that ate at them like rot eats at wood. It began with a
Norse Folk Tales
All Ages
Freya’s Necklace: The Brisingamen
Freya's Necklace: The Brisingamen: In the golden halls of Asgard, where gods walked and the fates of worlds were woven, there existed a beauty so transcendent
Norse Folk Tales
Ages 9-12
The Death of Baldur
The Death of Baldur: In the golden halls of Asgard, there lived a god so beautiful, so pure, so beloved by all beings in the Nine Worlds that his very presence
Norse Folk Tales
Ages 9-12
Odin’s Quest for Wisdom
Odin's Quest for Wisdom: From the moment of his birth, Odin All-Father burned with a need that nothing could satisfy. While other gods delighted in feasts and
Norse Folk Tales
Ages 6-8
Loki and the Dwarves’ Wager
A Norse myth about Loki's foolish bet with the dwarves Sindri and Brokkr — the origin of Thor's hammer and a classic warning about reckless promises.
Norse Folk Tales
Ages 6-8
The Mead of Poetry
The Mead of Poetry: Before the world was young, before the stars had settled in their places, the giants possessed a great treasure - the Mead of Poetry. When
Norse Folk Tales
Ages 9-12
The Creation of the World from Ymir’s Body
The Creation of the World from Ymir's Body: In the beginning, before the world was formed and before time itself had meaning, there existed only Muspelheim and
Norse Folk Tales
Ages 9-12
The Theft of Thor’s Hammer (Thrymskvida)
The Theft of Thor's Hammer (Thrymskvida): Thor, the mighty god of thunder, woke one morning in his hall Bilskirnir with a start of alarm that was rare for one
Norse Folk Tales
Ages 9-12
Ragnarok: The Twilight of the Gods
Ragnarok: The Twilight of the Gods: The seer stood before Odin in the great hall Asgard, and she spoke of a future that all the gods wished not to hear, yet
Norse Folk Tales
Ages 9-12
Sigurd and the Dragon Fafnir
Sigurd and the Dragon Fafnir: In the northern lands, in a place where mountains rose like the spears of giants and forests spread like dark green cloaks across
Norse Folk Tales
Ages 9-12
The Apples of Idun
The Apples of Idun: In Asgard, the home of the gods, there existed a treasure more valuable than all the gold in the nine worlds - the golden apples of Idun.
Norse Folk Tales
Ages 9-12
The Children of Odin: How Sif Lost Her Hair
The Children of Odin: How Sif Lost Her Hair: In Asgard, the great realm of the gods where immortal beings dwelt in golden halls and the boundaries of How Sif