The god of the farmer and the sailor, not the god of the throne room.
Lee's guide covers Thor as he showed up in Viking-age life: popular across all social classes and tied to fertility, sacred groves and trees, and the protection of humankind. Nearly everything he does is a defense of somebody, usually somebody ordinary. He's often depicted with Mjölnir, which he uses to fight giants and perform stunning feats of strength, and the book runs through the most captivating stories: battling giants, gaining his hammer, and impossible feats until Ragnarök.
There's grounding in the wider Norse cosmos too, all the beings and realms and how they fit together.
The devotional material provides practical, expert guidance from a practicing Norse Heathen on how to interact with and venerate Thor with offerings and altars. Lee runs Skald's Keep, a free Norse Heathen resource, and writes from inside the practice. He also tracks Thor through the ages and how he became an icon in today's pop culture (good if you first met Thor through Marvel and want the real deal).
Illustrated throughout by The Saxon Storyteller. Stands alone, or sits alongside Odin, Freyja, and Loki in the Norse Gods and Goddesses series.
The most accessible entry point in the series, and a solid gift for a household that wants protection on the wall as much as a book on the shelf.
