See below A marvellously comprehensive compendium of Norse mythology from creation to Ragnarök, Gaiman serves as a wizard-like guide into the Viking world of ‘ole. Straddling fictional and non ...

The first was the wizard Merlin from Arthurian legend, and the second was Odin, the king of the Norse gods. By combining aspects of Merlin and Odin with some original traits, Tolkien created one ...