Norse Mythology Compare And Contrast
Compare and Contrast By: Molly Davis
There are many stories in Norse Mythology, many of them have different characteristics, yet are very similar. The play, Building a Wall, and the story, Odin’s Eight- Legged Steed follow the same pattern. Although they are in different formats, they are the same story.. My favorite version was the play because I am more familiar with plays than stories.
The two stories are similar in that the gods decided to build a wall. The giant's price to build the wall was the sun, moon, and Freya, the goddess of beauty. The wall was high, good, and strong. Loki, the god of tricks, distracted the Svadilfare. Loki turned into a lovely pink mare which tricked Svadilfare. The wall was finished.
The two stories are
different in that they had different constructs. The title and the beginning of each were different. In the story, the builder was a giant, not a mason. The gods didn't like to build bricks out of gold and shingles of silver. The due date for the wall was winter and there were two conditions placed on how the wall was to be built, but in the play, the due date was summer, and no conditions were made. Also in the story, the giant built the wall, Loki was a traitor, the giant threatened people after he was tricked by Loki, the horse was a stallion, the master chased after the Svadilfare, and Thor was not in Agard when he was called. Loki and Svadilfare had a baby, an eight-legged colt.
Even though there are two versions of the story: The Building of the Wall and the Eight-Legged Steed, they tell the same tale. They have many differences in the details, but they have the same moral: You and your enemy might have to work together to get what you need.
There are many stories in Norse Mythology, many of them have different characteristics, yet are very similar. The play, Building a Wall, and the story, Odin’s Eight- Legged Steed follow the same pattern. Although they are in different formats, they are the same story.. My favorite version was the play because I am more familiar with plays than stories.
The two stories are similar in that the gods decided to build a wall. The giant's price to build the wall was the sun, moon, and Freya, the goddess of beauty. The wall was high, good, and strong. Loki, the god of tricks, distracted the Svadilfare. Loki turned into a lovely pink mare which tricked Svadilfare. The wall was finished.
The two stories are
different in that they had different constructs. The title and the beginning of each were different. In the story, the builder was a giant, not a mason. The gods didn't like to build bricks out of gold and shingles of silver. The due date for the wall was winter and there were two conditions placed on how the wall was to be built, but in the play, the due date was summer, and no conditions were made. Also in the story, the giant built the wall, Loki was a traitor, the giant threatened people after he was tricked by Loki, the horse was a stallion, the master chased after the Svadilfare, and Thor was not in Agard when he was called. Loki and Svadilfare had a baby, an eight-legged colt.
Even though there are two versions of the story: The Building of the Wall and the Eight-Legged Steed, they tell the same tale. They have many differences in the details, but they have the same moral: You and your enemy might have to work together to get what you need.