Stories of Thor

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Life in Viking times

Websites to visit

Website 1
Who were the Vikings?

Website 2
Find out what life was like for the Vikings. (Scroll down and explore the scenes. Some BBC content may not work where you are due to copyright restrictions.)

Website 3
Ten interesting facts about the Vikings.

Website 4
Watch a re-enactment of a Viking raid.

Website 5
Find out about Viking warriors. (Scroll down and explore the scenes.)

Website 6
See Viking clothing, houses, coins and much more. (Scroll down to Downloads and click on topics that interest you.)

Website 7
Print out and shade in pictures of Viking warriors. (Scroll down and click on "Viking Colouring Sheets".)

Thor and other Norse gods and goddesses

Websites to visit

Website 1
Find out more about Thor, Odin and other Viking gods and goddesses.

Website 2
Watch an animated story about Thor. (Click on "4: Thor and the giants", then continue to episodes 5 and 6. NB Videos may not be available where you are due to BBC copyright restrictions.)

Website 3
See artifacts showing images of the Norse gods Odin and Loki, and read more about Thor. (Click on an artifact.)

Website 4
Listen to some stories about Thor. (Click on a story title.)

How to say the names in the book

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Pronunciation guide
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About this book

Young Reading Series 2
Stories of Thor

Three dramatically illustrated stories about Thor, the Norse god of thunder, specially written for readers who are growing in confidence. Thor never backs down from a fight, and can’t resist a challenge. Here he wrestles a huge sea serpent, faces a cave full of giants and has to fight a frost giant – without his magical hammer.

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See the other books in this series.

Alex Frith

Alex Frith has been a children's author for more than a decade, covering every topic on Earth, from prehistoric animals to robots with artificial intelligence, and everything under the Sun, from the origins of the Universe to the adventures of Thor, God of Thunder. At home he reads too many comics, and attempts to raise three children with an awful lot of help from his wife, and no help at all from his cat.

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