Mythology

[rabidpanda460]

I've been reading a lot of Hellboy lately. And by a lot I mean, I bought the first volume a week or so ago, and suddenly find myself on volume 6 already! It's fantastic stuff. It's my favorite kind of horror: occult, ancient legends, and Nazis. All of this though has me bitten with the mythology bug. I really want to start reading about the old Celtic and Norse myths and legends. The only problem is that it is hard to find a good jumping off book. In my searches on Amazon I've come across some original translated text which I don't have the back ground to even try to understand. Others were books on how to convert to paganism, which is not for me. I just want a happy medium! Any suggestions from the peanut gallery?

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