Blitzen: The Modern World Of Norse Mythology

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The main characters are Magnus Chase (good), Blitzen (good), Samirah al-Abbas (good), Surt (bad), Hearthstone (good), Sumarbrander/Jack (good), Gunilla (switches around but good at end), Halfborn Gunderson (good), Mallory Keen (good), X/Odin (good), T.J. (good), Fenris (bad), Annabeth Chase (good), Randolph Chase (somewhat both), and Loki (bad). The story takes place in the nine worlds of Norse Mythology, and based on the context, the story takes place somewhere close to modern times if not modern times. Magnus Chase was woken up by Blitzen who told him that a middle-aged white man and a teenage girl were looking for him by handing out flyers with his name and picture. Before Blitzen leaves, he tells Magnus that Hearthstone is waiting for him in …show more content…
Magnus gives the apple to the giant, and the group decides to visit Blitzen’s birthplace. On the way, Blitz (Blitzen) and Magnus have to leave Sam and Hearth (Hearthstone) behind when attacked by a squirrel from the world tree. They also visit Freya who wants jewelry from someone named Junior who hates Blitzen for what Blitzen’s father did to his father. They meet in a bar, and Junior refuses to give them the rope they need or the earringsuntil they have a craftsmanship duel with the loser’s reward being death. They have the battle, and even though Blitz sucks at crafting, he is good at making fashion, so he mixed both of those and did much better. He won the contest due to his fashion. He also won because, for some reason, a bug kept disrupting Junior, who is later found to be Sam who shape shifted. Magnus and his friends gain a rope that can bind Ferris Wolf and the earrings. Blitz goes through a portal to his mother, but the rest of the gang had to deal with Junior and his pals who realized Sam’s sabotage. All of a sudden, Magnus’ sword Sumarbrander asks Magnus if he would like him to deal with Junior and his

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