Norse mythology is made up of Christian stories of the Icelandic, Swedish, Norwegian, and Danish people. The Preacher, a Scandinavian novel written by Camilla Lackberg about a chain of brutal murders, closely relates to Norse mythology readings. Cultural traits from Norse mythology carry over into The Preacher. The love for family, the power of violence, and the will of bravery are all cultural aspects commonly found in Norse mythology readings that also can be found in The Preacher. Family is important in the culture of Norse mythology and in the book The Preacher. In the story, The Norse Gods, by Edith Hamilton, Balder had envisioned death in his nightmares. Balder’s mother, Frigga, was determined to save her son, so she went through the
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In The Norse Gods, Frigga was tricked by Loki into revealing Balder’s weakness, the mistletoe. Loki then created a game where people threw items at Balder because Balder was said to be invincible. However, that was not the case. Loki then persuaded a blind mad to throw a mistletoe stick at Balder, which ended up killing him. Loki demonstrated his evilness by doing that. In the book, The Preacher, the Hult family had a very evil ritual that worked it’s way through their generations. It all started with Ephraim Hult, also known as the preacher. Ephraim told others that he had the unique power to heal others. Ephraim would capture women and purposefully injure them. Then, using his “special gift”, he would heal them. All the women who went through this process ended up dying because Ephraim would injure them so severely. This “gift” was supposedly passed down through the Hult’s future generations. Only a few Hult family members knew of this, however. Those knowledgeable of their “gift” lied to their families and the police in order to conceal their secret. They also knew that what they were doing was wrong because Jacob, Ephraim's grandson, turned himself in to the police once his last victim died. The book states, “The look that met him was as blank as a mirror; he was looking into the face of madness.” That described how Patrik felt Jacob looked after he surrendered. Wickedness is a trait found in both Norse mythology and The
In The Norse Gods, Frigga was tricked by Loki into revealing Balder’s weakness, the mistletoe. Loki then created a game where people threw items at Balder because Balder was said to be invincible. However, that was not the case. Loki then persuaded a blind mad to throw a mistletoe stick at Balder, which ended up killing him. Loki demonstrated his evilness by doing that. In the book, The Preacher, the Hult family had a very evil ritual that worked it’s way through their generations. It all started with Ephraim Hult, also known as the preacher. Ephraim told others that he had the unique power to heal others. Ephraim would capture women and purposefully injure them. Then, using his “special gift”, he would heal them. All the women who went through this process ended up dying because Ephraim would injure them so severely. This “gift” was supposedly passed down through the Hult’s future generations. Only a few Hult family members knew of this, however. Those knowledgeable of their “gift” lied to their families and the police in order to conceal their secret. They also knew that what they were doing was wrong because Jacob, Ephraim's grandson, turned himself in to the police once his last victim died. The book states, “The look that met him was as blank as a mirror; he was looking into the face of madness.” That described how Patrik felt Jacob looked after he surrendered. Wickedness is a trait found in both Norse mythology and The