Before you go to see Thor: Ragnarok, the next addition to the Disney Marvel Universe…
… read The Prose Edda by Snorri Sturluson.
Ah-ah… no backtalk…
Just do it.
Semi-seriously, watching some of the trailer material reminded me of The Prose Edda. If you want to know more of the original Norse mythology (including Asgard and Ragnarok), if you want to become more familiar with Thor, Loki, Hel, and other members of the Norse pantheon, it might be helpful to struggle through the abstractions of this older document. It’s actually fairly easy to read, considering its age.
Don’t expect the immediate gratification of a Marvel Studios movie or a Marvel comic, but the book could put you in a more receptive mood to appreciate the liberties which are sure to be taken by the movie. Reinvention can be more fun when compared to the original.
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PNEUMYTHOLOGY 
And for people who find it tiring or difficult to get through The Prose Edda, I would recommend Neil Gaimans new book Norse mythology which is just modern, but faithful retelling of the the Norse myths on which The Thor franchise is based, or one of the series of books in Bullfinch’s Mythology
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Thank you. Those look interesting. Take care.
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I’ve never heard of The Prose Edda until this post; had to look it up.
Thanks!
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It’s a bit fragmented, but it’s more user friendly than the Poetic Edda.
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