![]() ![]() It looked like some madman’s dream of a horse. He’s the carving on Red Horse Hill come to life, and you explain his eight legs by saying that he “has a foot in each World except in Pan-daemonium.” You describe him like this: KS – Your characterization of Sleipnir is fascinating. Rather, what I’m trying to do is ask questions about the changing nature of belief, the way our perception of the Divine changes to suit our changing society, and to ask the question why we need those gods in the first place. ![]() JH – Of course, and my fiction in no way pretends to cast any light on their nature. How would you describe the nature of the Norse gods – especially as opposed to gods of monotheistic traditions? Has your conception of their nature changed over the many years you’ve thought about this material? Odin describes Order and Chaos as “the twin forces that even gods cannot hope to understand,” and he spills “the last few drops onto the earth as an offering to any old gods that might be around.” Your Loki, when in a real bind, prays to any gods that may be listening. ![]() KS – Like the Norse gods portrayed in the Eddas, the gods in your version areįlawed and fallible they are definitely not omniscient or omnipotent. Click here for the previous installment of the interview. ![]()
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