From the Creation of the World to the Destruction of the World, these epic stories follow the lives and adventures of the Northern Gods and Goddesses, (those worshipped by the Vikings and Anglo-Saxons before the coming of Christianity) and their archetypal war with the Giants, those elemental beings of primordial chaos. The stories trace the evolution of the God Loki from Odin’s blood-brother to their most dangerous enemy, from amusing trickster to the incarnation of pure evil. They include:

The Creation of the Nine Worlds

Odin’s Search for Wisdom & The Mead of Poetry

The Building of the Walls of Asgarth & The Birth of Loki’s Children

The Apples of Idun

Thor’s Journey to Utgarth

Thor Goes Fishing

Thrym’s Lay

The Death of Balder

The Destruction of the World (Ragnarok)

This cycle includes material commissioned by the ‘Beyond the Border’ festival, -‘The Terrible One’s Horse’ - which is all about Yggdrasil, the World Ash Tree and Sleipnir, Odin’s eight-legged horse. It is illustrated by shadow theatre scenes.

These stories are part of our Northern, Saxon heritage and should be more widely known. They are powerful, archetypal, elemental and raw and at least as good as anything that came out of Greece.

“Michael's fine way with language and extensive preparation and research brings the most ancient and complex of tales to life in a way which enables his audience to truly engage with the story. Wendy's powerful singing, again authentic and carefully researched, brings a magical element to their performances which is missing from the work of many other storytellers who lack her musical talent.”

“Sensational”

Our Norse Myth programmes are completely flexible in length and content. The whole cycle needs two evenings.

The Terrible One’s Horse is 1 hr 15 mins without an interval and needs a good blackout. A scene of this show is on our Shadow Theatre film.

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