As a controversial and misunderstood figure in Heathenry, Loki is often approached with trepidation.
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About the Book
Loki and Sigyn
Lessons on Chaos, Laughter & Loyalty from the Norse Gods
by Lea Svendsen
Published 8 February 2022
Llewellyn Publications
Genre: Non-Fiction, Mythology, Paganism
Page Count: 232
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This captivating book takes you deep into the infamous legacy of Loki and his wife Sigyn. As a controversial and misunderstood figure in Heathenry, Loki is often approached with trepidation. But this book introduces you to his true self: a trickster, but a devoted husband and creative problem-solver, too. You’ll also learn about Sigyn, the often forgotten goddess of loyalty and compassion.
Join Heathen author Lea Svendsen on a rich exploration of these two Norse deities, together and separate. Discover their adventures in parenthood, their complicated relationships with other gods, and the entertaining exploits that only a trickster can accomplish. Learn how to set up an altar to each of them, what offerings they like, and how to perform rituals. You’ll also find insights on Loki and Sigyn from Pagan and Heathen leaders.
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My Review
MY Rating: 3 Stars
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I was granted eARC access to Loki and Sigyn by Lea Svendsen via NetGalley in exchange for an honest review. Thank you for the eARC approval! My thoughts are my own and my review is honest.
As someone with Scandinavian heritage who grew up in a family who values that history and tries to keep traditions alive, I really can’t resist books like this when they pop up. Norse mythology? Sign me up! Loi is a popular subject these days with his introduction in the MCU (don’t get me started on inaccuracies in Marvel’s versions of the Norse gods…) but seeing anything about Sigyn is rare, so I was intrigued.
What impressed me: The author very clearly knows a great deal about this topic, and I learned a lot despite growing up in a family who preserves our Norwegian heritage. Lea has effectively woven all of this information into creative stories that are interesting and fun to read and don’t feel like a dry textbook on the topic.
What disappointed me: This book is billed as a non-fiction informative text on Loki and Sigyn so I expected something a little more neutral than what I found here. There’s a lot of the author’s lived experience in here, which isn’t a bad thing, but it isn’t what I think most people are going to expect of this book. I think a not-insignificant portion of the potential audience for this book views this sort of lore as mythology but it’s very clear that the author is a practitioner of this religion and to an extent, some of it feels more like a sermon than an academic reference.
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