If you want to immerse yourself in the Norse myths, Thorarinn Gunnarson can take you travelling on the wings of valkyries, soaring from the heavens to the tree that gave birth to the gods on earth, to the Rhine river and beyond. His novels Song of the Dwarves and Revenge of the Valkyrie are a fun way to learn all about the origins of the world and the forging of that pesky ring, blessed with power and cursed with blood.

My first step in writing this entry was to retrieve these two books from my shelves so I could spell the author’s name. The second step was to look for a biography in the back of the books so I could maybe figure out if Thorarinn was a he or a she. That having failed, I looked it up on the Internet.

That’s where things got interesting. Every reference I’ve found refers to Thorarinn as “he,” but that’s about all anyone can say about this mysterious writer, other than the fact that “Thorarinn Gunnarsson” is, in fact, a pseudonym.

I really enjoyed this piece on the myth of Thorarinn Gunnarsson. He has not only rewritten the Norse myths, he has made of himself an all new mythology. And I am now convinced that Thorarinn is no mere Viking. He must truly be Odhinn himself.

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