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We learn how Odin, the chief of the Norse gods, gained True Wisdom so that he could see everything that was happening, and was about to happen, all at the same time. He had to pay a high price for the gift, as you will hear.

Read by Elizabeth Donnelly.
Adapted for Storynory by Charlotte Sebag-Montefiore.
Duration 14.32

Odin's Eye

Hello,

This is Elizabeth..and I’m here with another myth about the Norse gods. This one tells the story of how Odin, the chief of the Norse gods, gained True Wisdom, but only by paying a high price for it.

The Norsemen lived long ago, roughly half way between the time of Jesus and today. They mostly came from the countries that are part of Scandinavia, which is now rich, but was then very poor. Most people, except the Kings and jarls or chiefs, had a constant struggle against the cold, and against hunger and disease. Because they were so poor, many Norsemen sailed away – these were the Vikings. They journeyed in long boats looking for somewhere easier, and perhaps warmer, to make a living. Some went to Britain, and to other parts of Europe including Normandy in France, and Sicily, and some went to Greenland and all the way to North America.

The Vikings had several gods, the chief of whom was Odin. There are lots of different stories about him but in every one, one fact remains the same and that is that he had only one Eye, [and that] This is because he had sacrificed the other to gain wisdom in order to save the World. This story tells you how that happened.

Odin lived in Asgard, the home of the Norse gods. As well as being god of war, battle, victory and death, he was also the god of magic, poetry, prophecy and wisdom. Like most of the gods, he didn’t stay in Asgard all the time. When he came down to earth, which they called Midgard, he wandered about in a long dark blue cloak, with a beautiful silver clasp with letters called runes engraved on on it. These runes contained magic spells..

Odin’s cloak had a hood, to keep him dry, as umbrellas hadn’t been invented yet - and a traveller’s stick to help him beat back the bushes and branches back as he walked along. for there were no roads like there are today. As Odin was the father of the gods, we imagine him to look quite old. Which maybe he was, and maybe he wasn’t, for gods are immortal, aren’t they? Odin is often pictured with a very long white beard which reached down below his knees. You could say he looked rather like Gandalf: Tolkien did, who wrote the book Gandalf is in, so he ought to know. Or you might say, that he couldn’t possibly have had such a long beard as it was bound to get tangled and dirty, though perhaps as he was a god, he could keep it clean. Or, you could say what is definitely true, that he was very good at disguising himself, and he could and often did look quite different.

Sometimes Odin didn’t use his stick, but rode his wonderful magic horse Sleipnir, which had 8 legs and was terribly fast. Whether he was just fast anyway, or whether it was because he had 8 legs, I don’t know, though I do know that if I had 8 legs, I would trip up. Anyway, Sleipnir was so fast that Odin just flew along, or perhaps he just flew: after all, Sleipnir was a magic horse. Some people think he was the forerunner of the reindeer that pull the sleigh of Santa Claus.

All the same, Odin sometimes got tired of walking and riding about. One day when he was really fed up with wandering, he had a good idea. “If only I could see everything that is going on,” he said to himself, “Then, I could stay at home.”. And he thought about this for a while. What he needed was True Wisdom. If only he had True Wisdom, he would be able to stay at home and see everything all at the same time, and even you can't do that on the internet.

But to gain True Wisdom, he knew he would have to have a drink from the Well guarded by Mimir, the wisest man in Midgard.

The next morning, Odin left Asgard.. He took his favourite knapsack, and set off for Mimir’s Well. The journey was dangerous. For he had to climb over rocky mountains with blizzards of snow and ice cold winds. The well was near where the giants lived in Jotunheim, and lay under a huge ash tree. Mimir was not at all hospitable. “He won’t give me a drink for nothing,” said Odin. “The price will be very high”. How right he was.

As Odin tramped along the road to the well, he met a giant riding on the back of a reindeer. He immediately recognised this lofty fellow - he was the wisest of the giants who knew many things - but for all his wisdom, he did not see through Odin’s disguise. Odin had pulled himself up to the height of the giant, and fell into conversation with him. “There’s something I would dearly like to learn from you,” he said.

And the giant replied jovially: “Ho ho. before you can learn from me, you must answer three riddles. And if you answer any of them wrong, you will lose your head. But if you answer them right, you can ask me three questions on the same terms. Do you agree to my rules?”

This was not the sort of game Odin liked, -and can you blame him ?- but as he was so set on his mission, he consented to the giant’s terms.

‘Well,’ said the giant, ‘These are the questions. What is the name of the river that divides Asgard from Jötunheim? What are the names of the horses that Day and Night drive across the sky? And what is the name of the plain on which the last battle will be fought?’

Odin breathed a sigh of relief. thank goodness for that! He knew the answers!

‘Ifling is the deadly cold river that freezes in an instant any living thing that falls into it...

Skinfaxe and Hrimfaxe are the horses that drive Day and Night across the sky.

The field for the Last Battle is Vigard. That’s where you and I are destined to fight at the End of Days.’

‘Hmph’, said the giant. ‘You keep your head’. The giant was disappointed, because he liked taking peoples’ heads off them and boiling them up for dinner. ‘Now it’s your turn’.

Odin asked: "What will be the last words that Odin will whisper into the ear of Baldur, his son?"

‘That’s not a fair question’ said the giant. ‘How could I possibly know that?

‘Well,” said Odin ‘ Did you worry about being fair to me? No, you did not... But I don’t want your head, just tell me what I’ll have to give Mimir for a drink from the Well of Wisdom?’

‘He will ask for your right eye,’ said the giant.

Odin shuddered. ‘That’s a lot to ask for. Is there no other way.?..’

“There is no other way. Many have asked for the wisdom of the waters, but not one has yet agreed to pay the price.”

Odin nodded. He was glad to leave the wise but fierce giant and walk on. The path was stony, and there was a bitterly cold wind and rain so that his cloak was soon wet through. He fingered the clasp and whispered the rune: his cloak dried, and the weather improved, but the path was still rough, and he had to be very careful where he put his feet. It was depressing, especially when Odin thought about the eye he would have to lose forever. And about the terrible pain. For when the gods were in Midgard, the Land of Men, they had to feel what men feel, and suffer what men and women suffer. But Odin knew he would have to forfeit his eye to gain the Wisdom he needed to save the World.

Odin continued his journey. Eventually, after turning a sharp bend in the road he was able to see the huge Ash Tree bordering Jotunheim, the Giants’ Land. It was indeed a wonderful and a beautiful tree, very tall, and very deep-rooted, as ash trees generally are. Its deep roots drew wisdom from the four corners of the earth. And near the tree Mimir stood by his Well.

‘Ho there Odin, I’ve been waiting for you.’ said Mimir, for he had drunk from the Well, and knew everything that would happen, and everyone’s name before they told him. ‘Are you thirsty?’

‘Yes’ said Odin. ‘I have a great thirst for Wisdom, and yes, Mimir, I need to drink from your Well’,

Mimir laughed. ‘Many are thirsty for my waters, but they do not get to drink from them. No one has yet agreed to my price. You must give me your right eye.”

Odin considered one last time if the price was too high. His pale blue eyes were the colour of the sky on a bright winter's day, when the frost is hard on the ground. His eyes could pick out the tiniest bird miles and miles away across the frozen tundra. If a human, or even a god, looked him in the eyes, they could not but feel a kind of awe. But in the end, he did have two of them.

‘I will pay your price, Mimir.” And so saying, he tore his right eye from his head. The pain was searing. He gave it to the guardian of the Well. Mimir handed him a horn brimming with the waters of wisdom. Odin took a deep drink.

Immediately he saw everything that had happened and everything that was in the future. Most people don’t want to know the future, as some of it is not good news. But some people do and try to find it out, one way or another. Usually it does them no good, and my advice to you is to keep away from fortune tellers.

But Odin was not a person, he was a Norse god, and when he saw the joy that would come to him, he laughed with happiness.

But seeing all the sorrows and troubles that would happen to humankind, he also knew what he could do to help. For even though the gods really have no need to trouble themselves about us mortals, and our puny lives and petty sufferings, they do actually care - at least some of the time. After he drank from the Well of True Wisdom, he knew that he must never let evil get the upper hand in the world of humans on a permanent basis. And at least we mortals can be grateful for that small mercy.

And that is the story of how Odin got his True Wisdom, and of how he lost his eye. It is just possible that that is how he got his name too, for odin or “odeen” - in Russian, means one. The story was adapted by Charlotte Sebag-Montefiore for Storynory.

I do hope that you enjoyed this Norse myth, and there are many other myths, including stories from the ancient Greek World, that you can hear for free on Storynory.com.

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wow it is fabuloes

issy — February 14, 2012
thanks for the new info

gabriella — September 2, 2015
this is amazing for big write in my school we have acted it out and now I understood everything I’m very ready

rahaf — February 2, 2016
Disgusting and disappointing!!!!!

Miss.Beard — February 8, 2016
this wasn’t disappointing it was a myth and it says in the title what it’s about so you shouldn’t have read it then.

Andy — September 29, 2016
agree i did not like it, but i had no choice i was forced tolisten to it..

Anonymous — October 10, 2016
I LOVE

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YAY

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I LOVE IT SO MUCH !!!!???????

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I want more fairytales!

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good

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good

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Thanks !.

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It is good for kids

Anonymous — March 24, 2015
Ya but it should have a conflict to make it more interesting

Anonymous — May 7, 2015
Lame

Anonymous — May 11, 2015
missed some line
it’s comfusing

price pak — February 15, 2012
It is not bad at all

Joe — November 14, 2016
thanks
excellent.
if possible i will send some legend stories of my place for you.

amir hossein — February 15, 2012
LOVE IT!!! Totally dig the new Norse stuff. Keep up the good work!!

Cam — February 16, 2012
cool

vivan — February 16, 2012
This novel of godly wisdom delights me.Thanks.

Gloria — February 16, 2012
INCE

ADITYA — February 16, 2012
what a nice story .! it shows the meaning of the real happiness.

mahadi — February 17, 2012
What? Ripping out his eye just for a drink

Anonymous — May 12, 2015
crazy

jaeden — March 16, 2016
COOL

WILLOW — February 17, 2012
i love these kinds myths!

anushka — February 17, 2012
COOL COOL COCO

danasijaah — March 24, 2015
Hmmm…guess that answers my question.

T.N. — February 17, 2012
it is awesome

vivan — February 18, 2012
Its awesome, lovely

Mahsa — February 18, 2012
cool this is a nice story it inspires me to maximize my intelect

Alice — February 19, 2012
Love it . Can you post more?

tayy — February 19, 2012
your voice I like ?t

b?rkush — February 19, 2012
Hi Elizabeth, my last name means sea warrior… because I’m a descendent of the Vikings. Please read some more stories. Thank you.

Alyson (age 7)

Alyson — February 19, 2012
Nice story and very pleasant voice of the storyteller

Petro — February 19, 2012
Lol it’s awesome

Leila — February 19, 2012
Poor Odin!
He sacrificed so much!
I love this story!
I hope there are more Norse stories soon!
BYE BYE
😉

superstar diva — February 20, 2012
It’s another great story! Just like always

Anonymous — March 17, 2015
HIS NOSE IS LONG ITS VERY FUNNY I TOUGHT !!!

QIEZ NANA — February 20, 2012
Awesome story I guess that answers my question!!!! Keep it up!!!!

Munchkin!!!! — February 20, 2012
I liked this story thank you for posting it for me to read it helped me a lot because I had to read the full story for my junior high school social studies class thank you so much for the help

bob — March 15, 2016
love it

anna — April 3, 2016
Dear Bertie,

I love the Norse gods stories , please let me know when the new Norse gods story going to come . I’m dying to hear the new story , also this story is super duper great that I think you should put some of these story into http://www.sweetpeaplayer/storynory free aduio download.

Tyler — February 20, 2012
I LIKE THE PART WHERE ODIN GIVES UP HIS EYE

luckyliney — February 20, 2012
i find that part gives me shivers

hi — December 8, 2015
its okay, its not true

dustin — November 1, 2016
I love greeks storys

katie — February 20, 2012
This wasn’t a Greek story

Anonymous — March 17, 2015
Awesome Story!

Hi. — February 23, 2012
This story is really cool!
This is a awesome Mythological tale

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Why? — February 23, 2012
this is an awesome fish story

o — February 23, 2012
Please can you post me some more stories please
they are awsome
love ryan
age 5

ryan — February 23, 2012
THIS IS FABULOES

ARAYBIA — February 23, 2012
this is such a boring story

Anonymous — February 23, 2012
this was ok

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awesome — February 23, 2012
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hannah — February 24, 2012
This story was frikin weird

Josh — February 25, 2012
This story is frikn’weird!

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ruavidai — February 25, 2012
I love it besides i know about this story
I’ve already learn’t the vikings

anjalee — February 26, 2012
this was a great story

WAZZUP? — February 26, 2012
Hey Bertie,
I have a request. First of all, I would like to tell you that this story was super deluxe great and I hope you receive my thanks. The request is that could you make up a NEW series??? Up till now, all your series have been simply superbly duperly deluxely ( excuse my grammar, I’m just so grateful) GRRREAT.( Please don’t conclude I’m a tiger, I just want to show my enhusiasm) Even though, I long for a cool new series, I’d like it to be a bit hilarious, we haven’t a lot of comedies, have we???. Anyways, THANK YOU SO MUCH for your stories and please ANSWER!!!! 🙂
Love,
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Mara — February 27, 2012
I have learned about Norse mythology and the Norse gods are immortal. also,its Iduna not Idun

Nina — February 28, 2012
hi

:D SMILEY FACE — February 28, 2012
did he peel his eye off?by the way it was intresting and reall good

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hayley — March 2, 2012
I loved this story can’t wait for the next one.

Chloe Beth — March 4, 2012
COOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOL!!!!!!!

Hunter — March 5, 2012
bad story didnt likr it

ryan — March 7, 2012
you people know nothing about Norse Legends! study more! THEY EXIST ALL THE TIME. You should remember that the true Legends are now changed to fit into Christian belief. Jotunhiem is spelled strangely but it is pronounced yo-ten-hi-m. I am eleven and at this age I am besting you in knowledge?!? Despicable.

someone who knows something — March 11, 2012
Wow Somebody who knows Something… you really do know a lot !

Bertie — March 12, 2012
Very dispicable

Lol — May 5, 2016
This Is Boring

Hissansa — March 13, 2012
awesome“`1

Hissansa — March 13, 2012
i like it
i am learning Spanish,can you do a Spanish one
like
LA HERMANA
the hand
i <3 you guys "
u

kathy — March 17, 2012
really cool story plus it is super duper story!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Nicole — March 22, 2012
really cool story

Nicole — March 22, 2012
Its not pronounced jot-un-hiem! its pronounced yo-ten-hi-m !

Nina — March 23, 2012
Thank you Nina. I think we have made quite a few of the names “English” sounding.

Bertie — March 23, 2012
VIKINGS IS REAL

LENKEES — April 2, 2012
this story was very interesting

cleon — May 12, 2012
Thank you!!
I’m Japanese and living in japane.
Im studying English.This story is very good to study English!!!
Thank you so much(>_<)?

Saiko — June 22, 2012
make it better

pop — July 17, 2012
stuipd

pop — July 17, 2012
Odin is more likee a farther 2 the germany

Namanja vidic — July 17, 2012
i love your story 🙂

tiva — August 24, 2012
Amazing!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Ragan — August 31, 2012
i hate this!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

broke — September 27, 2012
Am a nigeria and am proud to be a vikings member.and bears a name kingsley a viking.odin made me proud

kingsley — October 30, 2012
Odin d gods of all d gods odin make me to belive that vikings is real

Young terry — November 24, 2015
WOW THATS COOLO

nick — November 20, 2012
Every story on this website is AMAZING… U HAVE TO READ THEM ALL THEY ARE JUST SO AMAZING!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Char — November 20, 2012
Lame

Master Chief — November 20, 2012
I love it!

Pretty Ponies — November 20, 2012
I hate it!

Pretty Ponies — November 20, 2012
Svc is real. I love the story.please write more.up vikings.

o.z — November 24, 2012
I don’t like anyone to get hurt! But interesting story though

I can't tell you — December 24, 2012
I love it may Odin name reign forever

Mc lash — March 26, 2013
This is ledgendary

I Am Sam — May 3, 2013
LIEK OOOOOMMMMMMMMMMMMMMAIIIIIIIIIIIIGOD
THIS IS LIEK DA BEST THING MY MIND IS BLOWN WOA #BESTWEBSITEEVER #SWAQQ

bailey — May 10, 2013
Hey Noah

Blue — May 31, 2013
it’s too long, but everything else is fantastic

r.b. — March 9, 2016
I love the history of odin

omoti — June 8, 2013
I am so fabulous yayayayayayayayayayayayayaay

Sdgrbsrbrdbrbd — July 17, 2013
Am from nigeria am proud 2 b a virking hw wish am frm garmany

David — July 28, 2013
am from nigeria i love this story i love supreme vikings confratinity

anderson — August 23, 2013
Hello Anderson, it’s good to know we have listeners in Nigeria. I am glad you like the story.

Bertie — August 23, 2013
Last I.checked, , Thor, Hold A Hammer. And Jesus Was Nailed To A Cross. That’s About As Much Christianity You ShouLd Mention In A Story About The allfather

thor — September 21, 2013
Nice one…….

3pple B — September 27, 2013
Am 17gee, beast all vikings men across the world

Anonymous — October 4, 2013
Beast all viking across the world

17gee — October 4, 2013
I like this story it is kind of weird to but, I still like it

dghhfgjfbjkjfgjk — October 21, 2013
i’m proud to be a vikings member(svc)may odin reign forever.ayikwere!!!!!

aro mentus — December 10, 2013
this is definitely not the traditional way of telling this story and if it ain’t traditional we shouldn’t use it.

the wonderer — February 21, 2014
Proudly Viking….. Samankpe all d norsemen here!!!!!!!!

walito — March 6, 2014
boring (..)

peeeeee — June 12, 2014
I just love this story!!! I want to be Odin!!!

Eragon — August 8, 2014
I don’t want to tore my right eye!!! But i love it!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
(^^)
HAHA

HEHE — August 8, 2014
it is very boring!!!!!!!!!

karli — August 19, 2014
Can you do the lord of the rings of the hobbit please!!! And i love the norse miths thay are so good

Ella — September 5, 2014
It is a really good story. I think Odin is a little kinder than I thought.

Hannah — September 18, 2014
it is an alright story

rayven — September 18, 2014
it is an alright story

rayven — September 18, 2014
How did his eye come out?

Natalie — September 21, 2014
Very interesting story. The concept of this story is quite tragic and clear

Darkseid — September 29, 2014
Wuv it solo much 🙂

Henry The Moonrabbit — September 30, 2014
Aro mate! Aro mate!! Aro mate!!! May we all sail to anchor valhalla where there will be no wahalla!!

alex — October 7, 2014
umm good i gess

mel — October 8, 2014
I think this story is epic!

o yeah — October 16, 2014
Why does it have to be an eye? My little brother freaked out!Ha!Ha!Ha!

kevin — October 20, 2014
it was very cool but abit grusum

JH — October 24, 2014
LOL!!! AMAZING BUT WHY DOES IT HAVE TO BE AN EYE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

T B — October 24, 2014
A bit scary , but fun to read

I G — October 24, 2014
Yes

redwater — November 10, 2014
i found this quite useless and a waste of time

Kyler — November 13, 2014
whats was d eyes used 4???

lord hazard — November 18, 2014
Dat z gud

Highprince — November 18, 2014
CCCCCCCCCCCOOOOOOOOOOOOOLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLL!

Nora — November 22, 2014
PLZ post more Norse myths!! i love your voice, Elizibeth and I love thw myths

JASmine — December 19, 2014
BORING!!!!!!!!

Wazz uuuuuuppppp — January 5, 2015
Amazing, really good

Boy — January 15, 2015
Now I know that why you don’t have your eye!!

Edeline — January 16, 2015
good

digger — January 23, 2015
T
TO
TO L
TO LO
TO LON
TO LONG !

mr_big_ears — January 24, 2015
Good storie it is very confusing

Lucy a — January 28, 2015
Blääääääää

??????? — January 29, 2015
Nice

Anonymous — January 30, 2015
This story is ok but needs more info p.s what’s 9+10

What’s 9+10?

Riley — January 30, 2015
Gud story bt needs more explanation

Simeon — February 5, 2015
This story is cooool

Batman — February 6, 2015
NICE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

rachel — November 4, 2015
Super cool!

Lucas — February 7, 2015
Cool!

Liam — February 7, 2015
Aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaàaaaaaaa
It is magic

bob — February 8, 2015
Like the eye part!

Lucas — February 8, 2015
wow, i like hoe he sacrificed, and i like his eye part one!!!! OMG thanks so much: XOXO

mouza — February 9, 2015
Liam I know you commented on this isn’t it amazing plus it is toooooooooo loooooong

Off bisto — February 9, 2015
T
TO
TO L
TO LO
TO LON
TO LONG
!!!!!!!!!!!!!

ahmed — February 10, 2015
REALLY?

I LOVED IT ODIN, THOUGH POOR YOU, ONLY HAVING ONE EYE

Anonymous — March 8, 2015
it is not to long it is just right

Eunice Li — June 6, 2016
Hmmmm……. not too bad for a norse story, we are learning about Norse stories, I love the one about Vikings thinking Odin created the world, i like the sound of Asgard!!

Kiriaie Elaisoin — March 8, 2015
You think the story is super- supper!!!

Allegra, Ella, Robyn, Faye and Lucy — March 8, 2015
OW RIPPING OUT AN EYE!!! That must hurt

EYE — March 13, 2015
This story is iranian

PIPS — March 17, 2015
I love de story is very enlighten

monday coded — April 21, 2015
Cool Story

killerpiggy101 — April 23, 2015
i love it

Anonymous — April 30, 2015
Needs Thor

Blake — April 30, 2015
SOOOO GREAT!!!! My son loves this story!!! Except the tearing out of Odin’s eye!!

Tony — May 4, 2015
WOW sooooo great!! Tony my 3 year old loves it too!!

Justin — May 4, 2015
Amazing

Amomanus — May 12, 2015
Why,the story was nice Bertie but can you tell me why Odin had such a thirst for wisdom,please answer.

Ameya — June 7, 2015
Dear Ameya, I suppose being chief of the gods, he thought he ought to know what was going on in the world.

Bertie — June 7, 2015
I loved it and it was fun

Max — June 9, 2015
Thanks !! 🙂
And it was amazing ! 😉

Cherry joy — June 25, 2015
Thanks !! 🙂
It gives me an idea to answer tomorrow 😉

Cherry joy — June 25, 2015
It’s been a question that has been on my mind for a long time!
Though his eye is obviously gone no one wants to ask the question.I think I would do the same.An eye for a eye into everything is a good exchange.

Thor — July 13, 2015
thanks for adea!

Hudrin A. Vallejo — July 13, 2015
I lik that

Lendy — July 27, 2015
Its amazing….!

marivic — August 17, 2015
It’s amazing!!!

marivic — August 17, 2015
Ew.Did he have to rip it out of his head?!?!? \:P

kitty — August 20, 2015
This was great. I just love myths soooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo much.

Andrew — September 2, 2015
OHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH MY GOSH

lol — September 22, 2015
I DONT LIKE ANY OF THE SORYS HA HAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA HA

cathrin — September 24, 2015
a bit boring

cool guy — October 10, 2015
It was really really bad

Natalie — October 14, 2015
Cool! Being a nine year old, I found it pretty interesting. My teacher gave me the link to help me with my Viking stories. Keep it up??☺????

Michael — October 24, 2015
That must have hurt.

z norse =(>. — October 26, 2015
dear Bertie
ts a great story and it ah helped me in my English project very much
thank you :]

jina — November 1, 2015
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mand — November 2, 2015
yieeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee

owen — November 2, 2015
nice!!!

gem — November 12, 2015
So far so good.

Fire horn — November 16, 2015
Nice, these stories have been really helpful to me

bunny2 — November 18, 2015
I am learning about the Vikings and this helps. Thanks.

Jed — November 20, 2015
I love it soooooooooooooooooo much!!!!!!!!!!

Christian — December 15, 2015
Please make more noth myths ?

Ada — December 22, 2015
Tell me please tell more stories on the Greek mythology. Please ???.

Calle — January 22, 2016
I loved the story it helped me alot with the essay i have to wright for my teacher

Layal — January 23, 2016
Love the story

Layal — January 23, 2016
Cool

diesel786 — January 24, 2016
awesome

Anne — January 24, 2016
I really liked this story, it was fun to read
I LOVED IT!!!!!! 🙂

Ryan — February 3, 2016
Nice

(Glitch) — February 3, 2016
? my name is Angela I love it the story it is really nice thank you fo

Angelo — February 6, 2016
How did Odin taked of his eye ?But it was very nice!!!

Kaja — February 21, 2016
So nice !!! But how did Odin take off his eye ?

Kaja — February 21, 2016
That one moment when you think “Hey I should take out my eye to see” GENIUS

Your Mom — February 25, 2016
The story was great… It was interesting and it kept me interested in the story.

;P — February 25, 2016
This story is nearly the best story I have ever heard

Mummas's Child — February 28, 2016
good

Anon — March 29, 2016
there was a very inappropriate ad called immortal night, and it had a wolf and a vampire it scared my little brother.

Anna — April 1, 2016
WOW! LOVE IT! Cool Viking myths for kids! Please send more. They are so good for school!

Izzy — May 31, 2016
nice story, writing needs a bit of work

k — July 7, 2016
the story was really mysterious to me but i dont no why but i liked it

THX:)

payts101 — July 14, 2016
the story of odin’s eye was a good stroy. i liked it when he had to ansewr riddes

Tom — July 14, 2016
i LOVED it it was really weird to

THX 🙂

payts101 — July 14, 2016
i liked the riddes with the grant it is a good story

Tom — July 14, 2016
sail on all you rugged mate for Odin real k m p

ajahlinia m.p — July 24, 2016
that so great

h.g — August 12, 2016
long story

joe — October 10, 2016
I like marvel so I like things like this #marvel2020

Sans the comic — October 14, 2016
nice story. it is all about sacrifices how Odin gave his eye to mimir and look to his future even though it is good news or bad news.

anonymous — October 15, 2016
this story was great!

Bunnys — October 17, 2016
AWESOME!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

????????????????????????????????????????????????????? — October 21, 2016
good

dustin — October 26, 2016
Good

Jeff — November 1, 2016
Yeah, but it was a bit disgusting because he lost an eye, but good STORY!!!!!

Dawn — November 2, 2016
This story was awesome I want more of these fairy tales and more stories!

Bella — November 2, 2016
It was a wonderful story but gross. But I think I would like to hear more!!!!!!

?! — November 2, 2016
Really bad

See — November 4, 2016
I LOVE YOUR STORYS SO MUCH I ALWAYS WANT TO LISTEN TO THEM I EVEN DRIVE MY MOM CRAZY CAUSE I ALWAYS TAKE HER PHONE TO LISTEN TO YOU!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!?

Kainalu — November 16, 2016
did you know that the vikings did not were horns!

herp derp — December 7, 2016
Mimir is supposed to be a head , not a whole man.

fury — December 24, 2016
loved it

Ezra — January 4, 2017
cool story.

ezie — January 4, 2017
So far so good!!😀

Ceylon — January 23, 2017
really good

some one — January 28, 2017
i love the story i read write now about the great odin gods of all human kind in scandinavia he is like a true god that can sacrifice anything to help his people because he knows that his people are suffeerring from hunger and while some are dying for thirsty and different types of sickness this is my own opinion about the great odin in scandinavia and the god’s of all norse men in that kindom.

Emmanuel — January 30, 2017
Awesome

Aaron — January 30, 2017
omg this helped me so much. I have an english assignment and I guarantee this article just saved me from failing. I didn’t think it possible to have entertaining homework but this proved otherwise, as I thuorly enjoyed this.
thank you

zach — February 2, 2017
Well done Zach!

Jana Elizabeth — February 2, 2017
OMG SO sad

Leix — February 3, 2017
I was forced to listen to it too

Jay — February 7, 2017
lame

tuymn,tgkm, — February 16, 2017
Wow this is awesome

Jessica — February 19, 2017
Best. Story. Ever.💙

Anonymous — February 23, 2017
Wow itz amazin

It'z simzy — February 25, 2017
what in the world is this

Anonymous — March 1, 2017
yay it was so awesome thanks

Alisha — March 4, 2017
Odin Is Rugged

Roy — March 5, 2017
What a great story it is !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Hao — March 5, 2017
What a great story it is !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! yooooohooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo yyyyyyyyyyaaaaaaaaazzaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaayyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy

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Hao — March 5, 2017
yay

hao — March 5, 2017
hi nice story

hi — March 6, 2017
To long I like short😀😜😚🤑

Jayden — March 7, 2017
this is a good book

mitchell — March 9, 2017
awesome story

fagum bumover — March 9, 2017
good

sienna — March 12, 2017
it was ok but it wasn’t great

tempany fuldseth — March 12, 2017
hue hue hue hue hue who likes it short

Wow he likes it short — March 12, 2017
I LOVE YOU

Jayden — March 15, 2017
to long all of them are!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

sam — March 19, 2017
BOOO

Jayden — March 23, 2017
Good!

BryanV — March 23, 2017
I loved the story it made a good point

macenzie — March 23, 2017
so awesome I loved it

gracie — March 23, 2017
Thank you for sharing this tale. I lost my left eye and received a TBI. It is funny how fate and cosmic gifts arise.

Robert — March 25, 2017
Thx done this at school and are writing are own Norse myths-this is amazing

Lewis — March 25, 2017
I did not like it but I had to read it for classes

time — March 27, 2017
awesomeness

Dizz — March 27, 2017
best story

sans — March 28, 2017
I hate it

Evan — March 29, 2017
i liked the story

parth — March 31, 2017
the story was nice but i did not like the sacrifice of Odin

parth — March 31, 2017
that was GRUESOME!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

liz — March 31, 2017
Quite an interesting story

Philip — April 4, 2017
Totally awesome LOVE IT!

Maggie — April 7, 2017
LOVED IT!

slenderbros — April 7, 2017
Dis hurt my a$$

Bichy — April 7, 2017
I like dis

Hello — April 7, 2017
That was rad! cool. awsem!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!111

aaden — April 12, 2017
Seriously? I mean, does oden HAVE to rip out his eye!?😬This would happen:☠️☠️☠️☠️☠️☠️

The void maker — April 13, 2017
great

Anonymous — April 14, 2017
i loved it

king 21 — April 14, 2017
It is good for kids

Anonymous — April 17, 2017
AND WHAT DID ODIN DO AFTER?

MAFIA — April 24, 2017
We really liked the story.

Jamie & Freddie — April 25, 2017
nice story

boss — April 27, 2017
yes, because it talks about odin and place’s in the myth I already heard and bravery.

gerald — May 4, 2017
Wow cool epic amazing ausome!!!!!

Elizabeth — May 6, 2017
awesome

unknown — May 9, 2017
This is amazing we listen to this ato the end of the day

Harper — May 9, 2017
coooooooooooooooooooooooooooooollllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllll

Anonymous — May 10, 2017
It was gross and painful for me, because when others hurt, I hurt to!☹️ But I also liked it. 😘 Basically, it was just O.K.!

Read the comment below — May 12, 2017
it’s awsome, very good! : )

skyler — May 12, 2017
That creeped me out.

Michelle — May 12, 2017
This isn’t the exact story that I have read.

Anonymous — May 13, 2017
Odin was considered as the god of wisdom, then why did he need wisdom to know what was happening and what will happen at the same time? : |

Arihant — May 15, 2017
NICE.

Arihant — May 15, 2017
COOL

Anonymous — May 15, 2017
awsome, loved it.don’t change it!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

skyler — May 16, 2017
good info for me

Ariel — May 26, 2017
good story which is helpful

ly — May 26, 2017
That’s nice brave story i want more.

Zircon — May 31, 2017
It is really awesome!

Federico — June 7, 2017
I think this story tells me good information.

Peter — June 8, 2017
This reminds me of the twits and the book is amazing so I obviously love Odin eye 🙋🏻🎉🎉🎉🎉❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️💝💝💝💘💘💖💖💓💞💕💗❣️❣️🖤💜💚💛💙💟

Anonymous — June 9, 2017
If he got the wisdom he would know how to get another eye. 😋 Just asking

Imcrazyforstories — June 18, 2017
Why did Mimir still want Odin’s eye when he’d already know everything thing in the world??? It’s a little bit disapointed. But after all, this story is quiet interesting and easy to know (luckily, I could get through it without reading it, yay! LOL!)

Gin — June 23, 2017
Wow.nice story i know how he got is wisdom but i don’t know he passed through alot,,am a viking norseman from nigeria thanks for the legendary story

ICEKING — June 29, 2017
wow i like this idea

georgia — July 8, 2017
Love it

Sam — July 11, 2017
Love it was brill

Sam — July 11, 2017
cool story already heard it before and ewwwwwwww

hi — July 13, 2017
l to see it
L Love it

Mayala — July 14, 2017
Yes I like this story very much. If you have many stories please upload. I like reading mythical stories

Navaratana — July 15, 2017
Best

Arjun — July 22, 2017
Odin lost his eye because of true wisdom : )
Okay.

Jahz — July 24, 2017
I LOVE THIS STORY :* 🙂
😀 😛

MARY CHRIS — August 1, 2017
ilove this story

aiko — August 1, 2017
i have a qquestion do you habe a plat summary of the story? cause its too long.

allii — August 6, 2017
this was a realy good story we read it in summer school . odins eye and the class is english in mrs. cotton’s class she is the best english teacher that was a great story ……BY!!!

ARIANNA — August 10, 2017
very thick voice, should try being a st

Anonymous — August 14, 2017
lovely story, hope to hear more wonderful and fabulous ancient god stories!!!!!!!!!

your nan — August 14, 2017
This is the best story in the world

Muhammad — August 18, 2017
YES I LIKE THE STORY IS VERY REASON ABLE AND THIS ALSO GIVE US THE ANSWER TO Y DOES ODIN HAVE ONE EYE

FRANCESS — August 22, 2017
hey guys I really liked it.

Juan Lopez — September 1, 2017
good myth

l — September 6, 2017
Pretty Good

Anonymous — September 18, 2017
Nice and cool 😎

d game — September 24, 2017
the story is god i really love this kind of story especially the norse mythology

jona — September 24, 2017
good

parth — September 25, 2017
this is good enough for my ELA project. i would like to thank you for this info. i really needed this! thank you:)

Skyelyn — September 25, 2017
bad

Anonymous — September 27, 2017
Yes because it was instering

Mohamed — October 9, 2017
Cool

Hassan — October 9, 2017
You deformed reality.

Odin — October 11, 2017
The story was nice, but many said Odin lost his eye in a battle.

joseph — October 25, 2017
is so good I love it so much.

Keyyon — October 25, 2017
Very good story

Caleb — October 30, 2017
Its good

Parth — November 1, 2017
very interesting………

Thor — November 2, 2017
it is amazing

elouise — November 2, 2017
After odin’s sojourn, what then becomes the fate of midgare,because it appears that evil is gaining higher ground in the world

Godswill — November 2, 2017
It great

Anonymous — November 5, 2017
Really? That is how Odin lost his eye? AWESOME!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Colin the third — November 7, 2017
I like it very much. Although it is gruesome, it is still good.

Gracie — November 10, 2017
nice

Anna — November 10, 2017
I love it!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

cassidy — November 10, 2017
# Awesome

#Gals — November 13, 2017
it was intresting

Ava — November 13, 2017
I hate this story like a ragging potato

#potatolover — November 13, 2017
it was really interesting

twilight — November 13, 2017
how could all this storys manage to come through all these generations .

ben the iiii — November 13, 2017
awesome!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

the magician shazam — November 13, 2017
awesome!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

the magician shazam — November 13, 2017
i’m amazed

the magician shazam — November 13, 2017
Loved the story

sue — November 14, 2017
Good story.

Buoyant — November 20, 2017
GooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooD

Jake paaaaauuuuuullll OHFCB 🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧 — November 22, 2017
Do you know magnus chase?!

Cameron — November 29, 2017
this was horrible and trash

jason — November 29, 2017
Awesomely weird but great

Stupid man — November 30, 2017
cool!

Henry — December 1, 2017
I like the story. But I don’t get it why Odin had to pay the price. I wouldn’t want to rip my eye out, just to get some water that gives me wisdom. THAT WOULD MAKE ME HALF BLIND!!!!!
(-_-) (o-o) (oOo)

(-_-) the 2nd — December 1, 2017
half of this was an introduction. It was not even getting to the point why Odin lost his eye.

Cathrin — December 2, 2017
What a wonderful Tale. Oh, but it were so. I also would drink, how ever, would I wish to learn that much and also lose my right eye in the exchange? I wonder if I was granted that, what would I do?

Peter — December 2, 2017
Amazing!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Jeff — December 7, 2017
I like it. i know it already.

Anonymous — December 8, 2017
it was rubbish!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Anonymous — December 10, 2017
Great!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Anonymous — December 10, 2017
FABULOUS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Anonymous — December 10, 2017
Nice

Yy — December 12, 2017
Great story!

Lucy — December 15, 2017
wonderful myth

john — December 26, 2017
This was terrible.

Anonymous — January 6, 2018
BERTIE put MORE greek myths on

Abigail g. — January 12, 2018
Whimsical and wonderful way of wordmanship.

Bri — January 15, 2018
LONG

Eggie — January 18, 2018
I really like this story

Greg — January 20, 2018
IT WAS AMAZING !!!!!!!!!!!

JESSICA — January 26, 2018
CooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
STORY

LOL — January 26, 2018
cool

;) — January 26, 2018
Its good

melissa — January 30, 2018
Yes, I loved it! Thanks storynory, you make learning so much more fun! Pleas keep recording more myths because I will keep listening!

Ava — January 30, 2018
i like it

faro — February 1, 2018
It was a very cool myth/story! Please do more!

Unknown — February 1, 2018
too long

elie — February 5, 2018
Nice myth…………
Brave dicision…

Kizycute — February 7, 2018
I really liked it

James — February 19, 2018
Thanks, this story is awesome.

Leo — February 22, 2018
i like it.

corbin — February 22, 2018
i love it

corbin — February 22, 2018
ew

Anonymous — February 23, 2018
I LOVE IT MORE

UNITY — February 28, 2018
Whoop dee doo

Jonafon — March 1, 2018
Thank you.
😊

Boris — March 1, 2018
You spelt color wrong it’s not colour

Avery — March 1, 2018
This is the correct way to spell ‘colour’ in Britain.

Jana Elizabeth — March 2, 2018
God that’d hurt…

Pizza — March 12, 2018
this didnt help my daughter very much

kanmdksamn — March 13, 2018
I still have two eyes

odin — March 20, 2018
wonder whats it like having one eye

melo — April 3, 2018
it was so good I love it : D

....... — April 16, 2018
its ok

micaela — April 19, 2018
ew that’s nasty. I’m jk it was really interesting!!

Molly — April 19, 2018
Thank you stornory

Styler — April 23, 2018
It was AWESOME! keep up the good work Elizabeth!!

cutly — April 23, 2018
very nice

cutly — April 23, 2018
i like it

Anonymous — April 24, 2018
Wo this islong

Ben — April 27, 2018
amazing

gabe — April 30, 2018
It was kinda good but why did Odin have to rip out his eye why couldent he cut it out that was just creepy .It gave me the chillsgood story

nadin — May 3, 2018
bestz story ever

zadrian — May 4, 2018
its so educational

Jose Crayon — May 8, 2018
verry cool story

Ramon Roja — May 8, 2018
Great

Sandra 😎 — May 9, 2018
AWesome Story

RamiroIsGay — May 9, 2018
this is so WRONG

DONALD TRUMP — May 9, 2018
this is good and somewhat accurate, but its funny how they make odin sound like he cares for mortals, nor do they tell him all of the deeds that occur and what happens during the time of ragnarok and after. but still a good a read

quinn — May 10, 2018
yes i am a member of viking i need to know.thanks

Anthony — May 12, 2018
Ok

A human — May 13, 2018
This an amazing piece, thank you. 🙂

Tori — May 20, 2018
Really great story

James — May 21, 2018
Nice story
Im impressed

Deborah — June 2, 2018
scary and awesome #1 fan from the start please reply

Anonymous — June 20, 2018
Wow very nies and it so amazing story.

Anonymous — July 19, 2018
very goooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooood.

alexander — July 23, 2018
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5higggggrw — July 24, 2018
uwwwwwww why wold he tak out his eye?

123 is now edna — July 25, 2018
it was fantabulous
and kind of gory

unicorn — July 25, 2018
Not really

Mary Melon — July 25, 2018
This was OK

Ralph — July 25, 2018
Great story. Thanks. I think the river is called “Ifing” rather than “Ifling”.

Peter — July 30, 2018
Nice!

Sam — July 31, 2018
Awesome!🤩

Rohit — July 31, 2018
Loved this

Berrydrop221 — August 6, 2018
Very Nice

James — August 25, 2018
Hi, thanks for the story.
I learned how to write Ancient Norse and I am translating the story into Norse so I can read it to my brother.
Thanks

Björn — August 25, 2018
Good

Ummm — August 28, 2018
cool

nathan — August 28, 2018
So boring Ugh

Anonymous — September 13, 2018
It was bad

I hate this game — September 26, 2018
This is stupid

School sucks — October 1, 2018
It was meh. It was a little gruesome but that not that bad.

Ben — October 2, 2018
this was gr8! thnks for having great stories storynory

anonymous — October 8, 2018
It’s so gooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooood

Julius — October 9, 2018
I don’t like it but I learned

Julius — October 9, 2018
I hateeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee it such a boring story man😒

Badmanwithpigs — October 9, 2018
I thought he lost his eye

DJ yonder — October 9, 2018
Odin (pronounced “OH-din”; Old Norse Óðinn, Old English and Old Saxon Woden, Old High German Wuotan, Wotan, or Wodan, Proto-Germanic *Woðanaz, “Master of Ecstasy”) is one of the most complex and enigmatic characters in Norse mythology, and perhaps in all of world literature. He’s the ruler of the Aesir tribe of deities, yet he often ventures far from their kingdom, Asgard, on long, solitary wanderings throughout the cosmos on purely self-interested quests. He’s a relentless seeker after and giver of wisdom, but he has little regard for communal values such as justice, fairness, or respect for law and convention. He’s the divine patron of rulers, and also of outlaws. He’s a war-god, but also a poetry-god, and he has prominent “effeminate” qualities that would have brought unspeakable shame to any historical Viking warrior. He’s worshiped by those in search of prestige, honor, and nobility, yet he’s often cursed for being a fickle trickster. What kind of literary figure – let alone a god whose historical worship spanned much of a continent and several centuries – could possibly embody all of these qualities at once, with their apparently glaring contradictions?

griffinfox — October 14, 2018
It is a good myth, and it explains a lot.

Josh — October 24, 2018
to long

hi — October 29, 2018
Lovely one

joseph — October 29, 2018
Hmm that was so painful and terrible but anyway it’s for the better tomorrow.

Paschal — November 7, 2018
cool

12345 — November 9, 2018
good story

bob — November 15, 2018
it was long but great. very simple

turtle — November 18, 2018
Disgusting and disappointing!!!!!

Anonymous — November 21, 2018
thank for the information because i did not know about anything

Anonymous — November 25, 2018
It was scary and interesting

Ayesha — December 9, 2018
The story was way to long please make it sorter

Anonymous — December 18, 2018
This is an eye opener for sure!!
MARVEL Comics brought me here.

Israel — January 7, 2019
ya so its not playing audio lol but its a good story

Nature boy — January 8, 2019
oooooooooooofffff

Nature boy — January 9, 2019
its a good story not my favorite though

angelina — January 9, 2019
iT is gooooooooooooooooood

HUnter — January 11, 2019
THIS WAS HORRABLE WORS TAN ME SPELLIN LIKE DAMN THIS IS BAD

HAREBE — January 14, 2019
I think it was okay

Ernay — January 16, 2019
meh

kennedy — January 16, 2019
bad and good

matthew — January 16, 2019
its a good story

that one guy — January 22, 2019
good story

that one guy — January 22, 2019
coolio

Anonymous — January 22, 2019
Why wasn’t Thor in here? Also, why do you write so interesting stories. Please answer!
Also really, REALLY cool story.

P.S. (I am asking for a weird kind of history class). (Mom won’t let me post real name).

Cul8r — January 26, 2019
I don’t like this story

EmeraldPlays — February 4, 2019
The story was too long including the inro.

Sally — February 7, 2019
Yea

Anonymous — February 7, 2019
It was stupid

I hated it — February 7, 2019
I like the story really good!

Isaiah — February 8, 2019
IT WAS GOOD

Mr Nash — February 11, 2019
IT WAS GOOD

Mrs Nash — February 12, 2019
Amazing

Jonny — February 16, 2019
so much info I love it

william — February 20, 2019
it was way too long

willy — February 22, 2019
It is good but you just go on and on about other things that aren’t relevant and that just wastes my time.

Jeff — February 22, 2019
I already new that.

Mr. Grumpy — February 26, 2019
I already new that story thats called odins eye!

Mr. Grumpy — February 26, 2019
bro that was lit

bobby — February 26, 2019
I enjoyed this myth greatly! I know I will now listen to them all. There has to be a price for such a “power or ability”. Tends to make me think of the saying “an eye for an eye”.

Grant — February 28, 2019
good

nathan — March 4, 2019
I liked it very much, andto the point with just enough story before the answer to your questions

Bonnie — March 8, 2019
Noooo

Lol hacker — March 13, 2019
Great! Thanks for sharing!

Kaji — March 14, 2019
it was a nice story to listen to for my homework! very exciting!

toothless — March 16, 2019
oh yeah yeah

kk — March 21, 2019
This is amazing we are now going to be acting it out.
Yay 🤣❤️

Amber — March 21, 2019
oof

Anonymous — March 21, 2019
Very informational for my mythology project at school.

Narwhals.rule — March 21, 2019
great..

luka — April 1, 2019
!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! sheeeeeesh wow Odin really did that for wisdom?

bumblebee — April 4, 2019
I liked it<3 im from Norway and have heard of the story quite some times

Antibakk — April 5, 2019
That was a crazy story!

Anonymous — April 22, 2019
nice

name — April 23, 2019
this is a really good story

sean — April 23, 2019
it was not that good but i like it

hi — April 24, 2019
way down in the mine got my pickaxe swinging from side to side, side(side) to side

minecrafter — April 24, 2019
if you read this instead of listen it can be very confusing. the grammar isn’t the best but a all in all good reading of the story thx!

jay — May 2, 2019
Where is Thor This is Triggering

anime — May 13, 2019
quite nice

Anonymous — May 17, 2019
GOOD STORY

SHAH — May 17, 2019
Yes i do are enjoy!!1! Are is good yess!!

Taranarshanteniit — May 22, 2019
This myth was really interesting and helped with my homework.

Anna — May 25, 2019
heard this

thor — May 28, 2019
awesome

emily — June 4, 2019
This book was amazing it answers all my questions

Anonymous — June 12, 2019
helped with homework

Nothing — June 16, 2019
it’s ok i guess

Luna — June 30, 2019
I like it

John — July 6, 2019
yes

dylang wang — July 24, 2019
Yes very much

Connie — September 29, 2019
Wow, he ripped out an eye for a drink. Why didn´t he drink the snow.

Alex — November 4, 2019
This was a good story. I liked it. it was a lot of reading,but I still liked it.

Anonymous — November 4, 2019
I think this story it pretty good but the hole eye think is just not right its like you taking a peace of your body gust for water i don´t need to be wise i gust want to be me

but its a great story : )

Isabella — November 4, 2019
“oh wow” so “cool”

zander — November 4, 2019
😐😢so bad!😐😢

zander — November 4, 2019
yes very much

abigail — November 4, 2019
It good

earthgod740 — November 4, 2019
I liked the story even though he lost his eye for a cup of water which he could have just found on asgard because it is “magical”

CCOONNNNOORR — November 4, 2019
yes i love it

cita — November 5, 2019
i liked this story i liked that it talked about like all the gods

Juliana — November 5, 2019
good story

dog — November 5, 2019
Super good and entertaining

Eli — November 5, 2019
This is a great story! I loved it!

Izzy — November 5, 2019
Its pretty good. Miss.Beard shut ya yapper its not disgusting and disappointing at all.

Colin .W. — November 5, 2019
I loved It.

Michael.M — November 5, 2019
i loved it it was very fastanating

mia — November 6, 2019
I liked it

Anonymous — November 6, 2019
that was so good my dudes!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

your mom — November 6, 2019
this was really fun

Anonymous — November 13, 2019
I really like the story I really enjoyed it

Darwin — November 13, 2019
Funny

Anonymous — November 26, 2019
Boring and unoriginal. I did not enjoy my listen.

YEHBOI — December 3, 2019
Awesome

Lukey Pookey — December 3, 2019
garbage story horrible.

... — December 4, 2019
HATE THIS STORY! Garbage, no details, and no soul in the narrators voice hated every bit of it

GHHHHH — December 4, 2019
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herald — December 12, 2019
good boi

Bob — December 13, 2019
GOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOD STORY MY BOIS 10/10 GAMERMOMENT

Pattyboithomas — December 13, 2019
This is a good story but it is kind of un original
8.5/10

Patrick — December 13, 2019
now this is just an epic story

about cyclops cyborgs and robots it is pretty epic

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bot19043 — January 8, 2020
This is mind-blowing!😊

Ella👸 ❤️💕💝 — January 14, 2020
This story made me want to read more. I enjoyed i, especially because it Mythology i like Mythology.

Michaela — January 23, 2020
pretty g00d

bobby — February 3, 2020
AMAZIIIIINNNNGGG

player 1 — February 4, 2020
Thanks, helped me with my research on Viking Gods.

Dan — February 21, 2020
Thanks, this helped me a tremendous amount with my research on Viking Gods. Without this story, I’d be hopeless.

Dan — February 21, 2020
good just good job

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Love it

Anonymous — March 10, 2020
i did really like it !

balder — March 12, 2020
very good and fun

AA Ceazer — March 17, 2020
i love the story

odin — March 17, 2020
Wow it’s fabulous

Emily — March 23, 2020
good

Anonymous — March 23, 2020
i would never trade my eye

cookielilypad — March 24, 2020
I was told a diferent one

Ella — March 30, 2020
Wow, this was a great story 😀

Trevor — March 30, 2020
It was so bad, don’t * read it!!!

Ur MOM!!! — March 30, 2020
the story was great and to know he him self took his eye off wow

lily — March 31, 2020
so loooooooooong

you now ho — April 1, 2020
yes it was very good

Alex — April 3, 2020
It was interesting 😛 :I

Yeet-bix Man — April 5, 2020
I hate it!!!😤😤😤😤😤

Wolfgangsnyder — April 16, 2020
this story is very good, I love it, Odin is kind and brave to sacrificed his eye for the wisdom of well, to help the people in his country, and that is the difference between people and god

Anonymous — April 17, 2020
i loved it

girl — May 18, 2020
Not interesting

Lisa — May 20, 2020
That was so cool! I really liked how you chose the price for Odin! It was tricky but intersting! I kept on wanting to know what was going to happen next! Thank you!

Anonymous — May 21, 2020
Ewwwwwwww

Amazinglyfantastic — May 21, 2020
Scary sacrifice!!!

Nathy — May 22, 2020
WOW! Interesting story! I really like the idea how he has to drink from the lake to have the knowledge! I also like how Elizabeth read it! It is a great story! I really recomend it! Thank you for sharing this with us! 😜😉🐼😊

Coco🐶Arf!🐶Arf!🐶 — June 3, 2020
i dont like reading but i was forced so yeah i kinda liked it but not really

person — June 5, 2020
Who will win. Thor. Or Zeus.

auhsoJ — June 11, 2020
(SPOILER ALERT) He loses his eye to gain the wisdom. 🙂

auhsoJ — June 11, 2020
Ok

Ben dover — June 17, 2020
That giant has anger management issues. He threatened to rip of Odin’s head when he was just trying to make conversation.

Patricia — June 18, 2020
the giant eats peoples heads wow he must be super sick!

Oliver — June 19, 2020
Loved it! 🙂

Pig83 — July 8, 2020
I love learning new things💜

Rylee — August 12, 2020
Loved this story, i have a project for school on this it will help alot thanks 😀

LOSERVILLE — August 25, 2020
is a-ma-zing

charlie — November 9, 2020
ok

Anonymous — November 16, 2020
Nice

John — November 18, 2020
This site has lots of extremely helpful stuff on it! Thanks for helping me.

WWW.XMC.PL — November 18, 2020
wow!!!!!!

Amiyah — December 23, 2020
But why will a god dissended from heaven to seek wisdom on earth?

Justice — January 8, 2021
I liked how interested this story was and how it kept my attention. I didn’t like how mean some of the characeters were. The giant was mean and had an attitude for no reason. The person reading did a good job on changing voices, she kept me engaged. I really liked the conversations between the chacters, their conversations were one of the best parts of the story

Omarah — January 11, 2021
This origin story was very fascinating. The story of the Norse people and their beliefs. Odin is a very likable character in my opinion and made for a very good main character. One of the things I really enjoyed was how the Norse beliefs were described and portrayed. It made me feel like I could imagine all of it, On top of this I enjoyed how Odin interacted with other characters.

Alex — January 11, 2021
This story is kinda boring. There wasn’t really any conflict or plotline to it. Odin seems to be pretty selfless. He sacrificed his right eye so that he would know how to save the world. His character is very interesting because he is so determined to become wise.

Katie — January 12, 2021
This was a really good reading

Shanique — January 14, 2021
I really liked this story it showed how Odin got his wisdom. Odin sacrificed his eye in order to obtain an enhanced order and wisdom was really awsome. The plot of Odin and his journey was sacrifices his physical body to gain a cosmic understanding of reality. I did not like that Odins quest was never ending. The character Mimir i did not really like beacuse could their not have been a different way to give him wisdom other than taking out Odin’s eye, and then after words he offered him a drink.

Shanique — January 14, 2021
I liked this Norse myth. I liked how when he was on Earth he could feel the pain that humans felt. I thought it would’ve been harder to get true wisdom but all he had to do was give him his eye. I like how Odin knew all three of the giants riddles without struggling. I really wonder how many have lost their head to him. I thought it was pretty weird hoe he just ripped Odin’s eye out of his head, but i still liked the story.

Awa — January 15, 2021
I enjoyed listening to this story. I thought it was really brave for odin to go and trade his eye for wisdom. God or human that is really hard to do and he is tough for doing that. I liked how he was willing to get his head chopped off to find out how to get the wisdom. He was not letting anything get in his way of wisdom even if it cost him his eye.

Anthony — January 15, 2021
This story was good and bad. There were many good things about this story that I enjoyed. The humor was really good and kept me interested. One thing I didn’t like was that there wasn’t a conflict. That would have made it more interesting.

Michael period 4 — January 15, 2021
I liked this story, the imagery was well written and painted a very vivid picture, in Norse mythology the scenery and surroundings are always amazingly described, with a lot of emphasis on the mountains and trees. The plot itself was a litte underwhelming, with no interesting turn or plot twist like most other retelling of myths.

lu cas — January 15, 2021
I enjoyed listening to this myth. I think it Odin was brave to trade one of his eyes for wisdom. I heard before of Odin giving one of his eyes for wisdom, but I never heard the story of how it happened. The story always found ways to keep the reader engaged. Overall, I really liked this myth.

Andrew (Period 5) — January 15, 2021
I think that this story is alright. I liked learning about how Odin went on a journey to gain wisdom and how that helped him help humanity. Though, I don’t like that there wasn’t much suspense. It was just a simple story of how he lost his eye. Nothing too surprising happened in the story. Overall, it was a pretty good story but I sort of wish more drama was in it so that it could be more interesting.

Janiya — January 15, 2021
I liked this story, it explained how people from Scandinavia had many struggles. Vikings had several gods and Odin was the Chief of them all. His wisdom helped him make the Earth a better place. Odin knew he can help mankind so he sacrificed an eye.

Nayeela — January 16, 2021
I really enjoyed listening to this story especially because I have watch the Thor movie series. I find it interesting that Odin sacrificed his eye to be able see everything without actually being there. I think that Odin got the best of the deal. I wonder if removing Odin’s eye was painful to him. I also like listening to Elizabeth read.

Uche — January 17, 2021
Cool

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