Magnus Chase And The Ship Of The Dead Summary

The book I have chosen is called Magnus Chase and the Ship of the Dead, by Rick Riordan. It was published in 2017 by Disney Hyperion. In this book, there are 410 pages, not including the glossary or pronunciation guide. The genre of this book is most definitely fantasy. I chose this book because not only have I read the previous two, but Rick Riordan is one of my favorite authors. He was also the author of the very popular book series Percy Jackson. The main protagonist of this book is Magnus Chase. He has medium length blond hair and green eyes. He is the son of Frey, Norse god of summer, nature and health. Magnus is also dead. In Norse mythology there is an afterlife called Valhalla. Valhalla is the afterlife for sons and daughters of Norse

Loki is usually depicted in the book as a man with sandy hair and a scarred twisted face. The reason is face is so jacked up is because his punishment. For the longest time, he had taunted and twisted the gods. A long time ago, a new god was born. His name was Balder, and he was perfect. One day he was walking along when he met two dwarves. Balder, being perfect was also kind. He greeted them, and not too long later he ended up dead. The two dwarves had murdered him and bled him dry, then used his blood to create Kvasir’s mead. Kvasir’s mead, of course, isn’t like regular mead. Drinking this mead was said to give the drinker poetic powers, powers to speak like no other. After Balder’s death, Loki fled and built a house atop a mountain and built four doors so he could see his enemies coming from any direction. They eventually caught him and set his horrible punishment up. The other gods put two of Loki’s favorite sons in a cave together, and turned one into a wolf. The wolf kill the other brother, and his guts spilled out on the floor. Then, they took those guts and used them to bind Loki to a rock for all of eternity. Not only that, Skadi hung a snake over him, and it dripped poison on his face. Though, for all of eternity, Sigyn stayed with him, using a bowl to collect the poison. Whenever the bowl became too full though, she had to empty it, so the poison would fall on Loki’s face. Loki’s main goal was to bring Ragnarok

A flyting is a battle between words, or disses. Magnus goes on a quest with his friends to retrieve Kvasir’s mead, or the small amount left, so he can become skilled enough to defeat Loki in a flyt. Loki is the largest problem in the story. Another problem is Hearth’s dad. They return to Alfheim (realm of elves) to find Hearth’s dad, who has possession of the Whetstone, which is a stone that can sharpen any weapon. In the previous book when his dad is introduced, It is found that Hearth’s dad is a cold creature. When Hearth was a little kid, his brother was killed. Hearth’s father took it out on him and made him make a fine rug out of the animal that had killed his brother. Then, he declared he would only be free from work once he had filled the entire carpet with coins so not a single piece of blue fur was seen. His father unfairly decided that they were to get him a ring and he would be free. The ring was almost impossible to get, but they managed. The ring was said to make the person crazy for treasure. So, when they came back, his father had transformed into a dragon, hungry for valuables. They defeated him, got the Whetstone, and went to where the last few drops of Kvasir’s Mead were said to be. They found a good use for the Whetstone there. As they arrived, they found a field of servant giants. They were sent to chop wheat for the rest of their lives, but their scythes were dull, and