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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.

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