There are two chief sources for the Norse myths, the Elder (Poetic) Edda and the Younger (Prose) Edda. This is a translation of the Prose Edda and includes the creation of the earth from the remains of the giant Ymir, the death of Baldr, the twilight of the gods (Ragnarök), and certain stories of Sigurd and Brynhild (Siegfried and Brünnhilde in Wagner's operas). Most translations include only the parts that are "of interest to the general reader", but this one is complete, so you can make your own judgment about which parts to read and which to skip. The translation is solid, though perhaps a little flat at times, and the price is right. Definitely for those with more than a passing interest in Norse mythology, though; if you just want to read the stories without bothering about the literary sources, you might be better off with a retelling, e.g. Favorite Norse Myths by Mary Pope Osborne.

As someone with an interest in the Viking ways and Norse mythology I was given this book to read by a freind. Upon completion I felt almost enlightened into the Norse ways of life as well as the actual stories of the Norse Gods such as Thor, Odin, and Freyia. The enormous strenght of Thor is admirable and amazing, yet he is as honorable as one man can be. At times the reading can be a little slow but this seems to be more of a difference realized from the translation as well as the difference between 1200 AD (approx. time it was written) and today, both in familiar written form as well as over all cultural differences. Despite these factors this book is necessary reading for anyone interested in some of the more popular stories of Thor as well as the rest of Viking and Norse mythology.