#the penguin book of norse myths

[derangedrhythms]

Even in a crowd of a thousand women, Hel's looks were quite likely to single her out: her face and neck and shoulders and breasts and arms and back, they were all pink; but from her hips down, every inch of Hel's skin looked decayed and greenish-black. Her expression was always the same: gloomy and grim.

Kevin Crossley-Holland, The Penguin Book of Norse Myths; from 'Loki's Children and the Binding of Fenrir'

[broomsick]

List of interesting ressources pertaining to norse paganism, scandinavian folklore and history, and nordic religions in general

These are sources I have personally used in the context of my research, and which I've enjoyed and found useful. Please don’t mind if I missed this or that ressource, as for this post, I focused solely on my own preferences when it comes to research. I may add on to this list via reblog if other interesting sources come to my mind after this has been posted. Good luck on your research! And as always, my question box is open if you have any questions pertaining to my experiences and thoughts on paganism.

Mythology

The Viking Spirit: An Introduction to Norse Mythology and Religion

Dictionnary of Northern Mythology

The Prose and Poetic Eddas (online)

Grottasöngr: The Song of Grotti (online)

The Poetic Edda: Stories of the Norse Gods and Heroes

The Wanderer's Hávamál

The Song of Beowulf

Rauðúlfs Þáttr

The Penguin Book of Norse Myths: Gods of the Vikings (Kevin Crossley-Holland's are my favorite retellings)

Myths of the Norsemen From the Eddas and the Sagas (online) A source that's as old as the world, but still very complete and an interesting read.

The Elder Eddas of Saemung Sigfusson

Pocket Hávamál

Myths of the Pagan North: Gods of the Norsemen

Lore of the Vanir: A Brief Overview of the Vanir Gods

Anglo-Saxon and Norse Poems

Gods of the Ancient Northmen

Gods of the Ancient Northmen (online)

Two Icelandic Stories: Hreiðars Þáttr and Orms Þáttr

Two Icelandic Stories: Hreiðars Þáttr and Orms Þáttr (online)

Sagas

Two Sagas of Mythical Heroes: Hervor and Heidrek & Hrólf Kraki and His Champions (compiling the Hervarar saga ok Heiðreks and the Hrólfs saga kraka)

Icelandic Saga Database (website)

The Saga of the Jómsvíkings

The Heimskringla or the Chronicle of the Kings of Norway (online)

Stories and Ballads of the Far Past: Icelandic and Faroese

Heimskringla: History of the Kings of Norway

The Saga of the Volsungs: With the Saga of Ragnar Lothbrok

The Saga of the Volsungs (online) Interesting analysis, but this is another pretty old source.

The Story of the Volsungs (online) Morris and Magnusson translation

The Vinland Sagas

Hákon the Good's Saga (online)

History of religious practices

The Viking Way: Magic and Mind in Late Iron Age Scandinavia

Nordic Religions in the Viking Age

Agricola and Germania Tacitus' account of religion in nordic countries

Myths and Symbols in Pagan Europe: Early Scandinavian and Celtic Religions

Tacitus on Germany (online)

Scandinavia and the Viking Age

Viking Age Iceland

Landnámabók: Book of the Settlement of Iceland (online)

The Age of the Vikings

Gesta Danorum: The Danish History (Books I-IX)

The Sea Wolves: a History of the Vikings

The Viking World

Guta Lag: The Law of the Gotlanders (online)

The Pre-Christian Religions of the North This is a four-volume series I haven't read yet, but that I wish to acquire soon! It's the next research read I have planned.

Old Norse Folklore: Tradition, Innovation, and Performance in Medieval Scandinavia

Children of Ash and Elm: A History of the Vikings

The Penguin Historical Atlas of the Vikings by John Haywood

Landnámabók: Viking Settlers and Their Customs in Iceland

Nordic Tales: Folktales from Norway, Sweden, Finland, Iceland and Denmark For a little literary break from all the serious research! The stories are told in a way that can sometimes get repetitive, but it makes it easier to notice recurring patterns and themes within Scandinavian oral tradition.

Old Norse-Icelandic Literature: A Short Introduction

Saga Form, Oral Prehistory, and the Icelandic Social Context

An Early Meal: A Viking Age Cookbook and Culinary Oddyssey

Runes & Old Norse language

Uppland region runestones and their translations

Viking Language 1: Learn Old Norse, Runes, and Icelandic Sagas and Viking Language 2: The Old Norse Reader

Catalogue of the Manks Crosses with Runic Inscriptions

Old Norse - Old Icelandic: Concise Introduction to the Language of the Sagas

A Companion to Old Norse-Icelandic Literature and Culture

Nordic Runes: Understanding, Casting, and Interpreting the Ancient Viking Oracle 

YouTube channels

Ocean Keltoi

Arith Härger

Old Halfdan

Jackson Crawford

Wolf the Red

Sigurboði Grétarsson

Grimfrost

(Reminder! The channel "The Wisdom of Odin", aka Jacob Toddson, is a known supporter of pseudo scientific theories and of the AFA, a folkist and white-supremacist organization, and he's been known to hold cult-like, dangerous rituals, as well as to use his UPG as truth and to ask for his followers to provide money for his building some kind of "real life viking hall", as supposedly asked to him by Óðinn himself. A source to avoid. But more on that here.)

Websites

The Troth

Norse Mythology for Smart People

Voluspa.org

Icelandic Saga Database

Skaldic Project

Life in Norway This is more of a tourist's ressources, but I find they publish loads of fascinating articles pertaining to Norway's history and its traditions.

[bestiarium]

Gulltoppr, the steed of Heimdall [Nordic mythology]!

In Nordic mythology, the Æsir owned 10 legendary horses, which they rode every day on their journey across the Bifrost to their court under the third root of the great ash tree Yggdrasill. Of these horses, the eight-legged Sleipnir is the most famous one. He is owned by Odin.

Heimdall, the White God and gatekeeper of the Æsir, owned the 10th of these horses: Gulltoppr, a magnificent steed with golden manes. As the 10th fastest of the godly horses, only the other 9 were faster than him, and no mortal horse could outrun him.

Also called Gulltopp or Gullfaxi, the name of this creature translated to ‘golden manes’ or ‘golden forelocks’.

As the great gatekeeper, Heimdall needed less sleep than a bird and could see better than any bird of prey. Even at night, he could see for hundreds of leagues. And so powerful was his hearing that he could hear the grass growing. He was also the owner of the Gjallarhorn, a magical horn whose sound could be heard throughout all worlds. Somehow, Heimdall was birthed by 9 different mothers (though in one interpretation this might actually denote 9 waves of the ocean, and that Heimdall supposedly arose from the primordial seas). He also has golden teeth and is the wielder of the sword Höfuð.

Thor, however, did not ride along with the other gods, instead he walked to the court every day.

Sources: Sturluson, S., 2005, The Prose Edda, Penguin Classics, Penguin Books Ltd., p.24-25, p.36-37, 180 pp. This is a translation of the Prose Edda, a medieval work by the Skald Snorri Sturluson. Lecouteux, C., 2016, Encyclopedia of Norse and Germanic Folklore, Mythology and Magic, Inner Traditions, p.13, p.90, p.131, 352 pp. (image source: HA Guerber, 1908, Myths of the Norseman)

[athis333]

Weekly Recap (29th July – 4th August 2024)

Study

Read 10 articles

11 shorter readings

Read 3 MGL articles

Read 1 Art History article

Reading (non-fiction)

Read Mongolia: A Profile – ch 1

Read SPQR: A History of Ancient Rome – ch 8-9

Read The Third Reich in Power – ch 13

Read Secret Wars: One Hundred Years of British Intelligence Inside MI5 and MI6 – ch 3

Read The Penguin Book of Norse Myths – Myth & Note 1-2

Read Last Witnesses: An Oral History of the Children of World War II – pg 48-57

Read 30,000 Years of Art – The Standard of Ur

Reading (fiction)

Read Moby Dick – ch 41

Read The Many Daughters of Afong Moy – ch 8-9

Music

Went to orchestra concert

Exercise

Monday – 4.1km & 4.2km exercycle

Wednesday – short walk

Thursday – 3.9km exercycle

Flat (etc)

Cleared bench & kitchen rubbish (Monday)

Dishes (Monday)

Cooking (Monday)

Lids & food in fridge (Monday & Thursday)

Put dishes away (Thursday)

Cleared kitchen rubbish (Thursday)

Put washing on (Saturday_

Other

Sorted out books again (Friday)

Puzzles

14 Killer Sudoku

13 Kakuro

12 Suguru

2 Suko

1 Wheel Words (online)

[korallrivini]

✨🌈Norse Mythology Resource List🌈✨

This is my own list of books, Twitter accounts and YouTube channels I recommend for learning about Norse mythology.

If you appreciate my work here a coffee would be much appreciated 💖🥰

(This is a recreation of my twitter thread)

1. The Prose Edda (Jesse L Byock translation)

・there’s fierce debate with both pagans and historians as to how accurate the Prose Edda is to original myth as it was written by a medieval antisemitic Christian but it’s what we have to work from.

・unfortunately most English translations omit entire verses to do with Loki, I’ll update this thread if I ever find a translation that includes them all (I’m seriously looking into learning old Norse to do my own translations ngl)

2. The Poetic Edda translated by Lee M Hollander

・Though the name would draw comparison to the Prose Edda, the poems here are anonymous and not written by Snorri

・the poems are taken from the Codex Regius, the most important extant source on Norse mythology.

3. The Penguin Book Of Norse Myths

・accessibly written, includes some fun myths that are normally overlooked, one of my favourite translations of Norse myths. My copy is very worn and dog eared at this point.

4. Neil Gaiman’s Norse Mythology

・putting aside my own issues with Neil for this book alone because it is fun, accessible and easy to read, and there is an audiobook version.

・not all encompassing, many myths are left out, he writes his own dialogue in too.

5. Saga Of The Völsungs

・the translation I have read is the Jesse L Byock translation, you might be already guessing as his name shows up here but he’s one of the best out there (he’s the head archeologist and director of the Mosfell Archeological Project)

・Völsunga Saga is a Heroic Saga, a late 13th century rendition of the tale of the Völsung family interwoven with Norse mythology as the origin points for monsters the hero will slay

・I’m not going to lie to you, it can get a little tedious in the intro but it’s worth it for Loki creating a dragon

6. The Saga Of Erik The Red

・This is our main resource for any kind of detail for Norse witchcraft, however saga prose style can become very tiring to read so if this is not for you I also have recommendations of this list of people outlining the contents

7. Sagaland by Richard Fidler and Kári Gíslason

・A retelling of Kári’s search for his father in Iceland juxtaposed with Norse myth and saga stories, it’s a unique read with some lovely photography as well

8. The Wanderer’s Hávamál by Jackson Crawford

・this is the ONLY version of the Hávamál with the old Norse text side by side with the translation

・Hávamál is a poem from the Codex Regius, and is an important piece on old Norse philosophy and also includes some myth about runes

9. The Icelandic Book Of Fuþark

・a little difficult to get ahold of but worth it for accurate rune poem translation (there’s a surprising amount of misinformation out there)

・you can only order it from the Icelandic Magic Company if you’re in Australia like me

10. The Troll Inside You: Paranormal Activity in the Medieval North by Ármann Jakobsson

・wild how much the title sounds like a self help book but this is an excellent resource on understanding the literary and cultural devices at work in saga literature

・the ebook is free

11. Trickster Makes This World by Lewis Hyde

・not strictly Norse mythology, but if you’re interested in Loki in particular this is my must read book

・I cannot express how much I love this book and how it addresses white supremacy through the lens of Loki myth too

12. Myths And Symbols In Pagan Europe by Hilda Ellis Davidson

・this one was from my professor’s (Hjalti Snær Ægisson) reading list, really appreciate how careful he was to list mostly women translators and authors tbh

・one of the few books to discuss crossovers of culture and myth throughout Europe, comparing and entwining Celtic and Scandinavian myth and how they interact and positing whether this goes back further than the Viking age

13. The Natural and The Supernatural in the Middle Ages by Robert Bartlett

・good breakdown of how limiting conventional ideas of Medieval intellectual discussion are and how much more complicated humans have always been

・can sometimes fall short of where Bartlett was heading

14. Witchcraft and Magic in the Nordic Middle Ages by Stephen A Mitchell

・this book is dealing with the period where old pagan beliefs and witchcraft were entwined with the new Christian shift as the conversion took place

・he discusses legal cases as well as saga text

15. Professor Jackson Crawford's YouTube account

I listed his book earlier in the thread, his YouTube is one of the most incredible resources for Norse myth and literature as well as language and pronunciation, he has his own book list too.

16. 16. Eirnin (@/queertyyr on twitter) is one of my favourite lgbt academics for Norse myth, not sure where they'll end up if twitter goes down but here's their linktree

17. All the Icelandic sagas are available for free in multiple languages from the Icelandic Saga database.

Published versions often have commentary from the individual translator and old Norse comparison notes but if you’re fine with PDFs and don’t want that extra academic info they are all free! Have at em!

I will continue to update this as I get through my own massive pile of reading

[a-modernmajorgeneral]

Weekly Recap (16th – 23rd September)

Study

Read wh.org articles – Sumerian Civilization: Inventing the Future || Mesopotamia: The Rise of the Cities

48 shorter readings

Reread 17 shorter readings

Read 2 poems

Reading (non-fiction)

Read A World Undone: The Story of the Great War, 1914 to 1918 – ch 3 || The Hohenzollerns || ch 4 || The Romanovs || ch 5 || The Ottoman Turks || ch 6 || ch 7

Read Emperor of Rome: Ruling the Ancient Roman World – prologue

Read On the Trail of Genghis Khan: An Epic Journey Through the Land of the Nomads – ch 2-8

Read Mongolian Journey – ch 13-22 || photos (finished)

Read My Childhood in Mongolia – ch 1-8

Read Catherine the Great: Portrait of a Woman – ch 3-5

Read The Shame of Survival: Working Through a Nazi Childhood – ch 4-5

Read The Penguin Book of Norse Myths – Myth & Note 8

Read All About Love: New Visions – preface & intro

Reading (fiction)

Read Wives and Daughters (Elizabeth Gaskell) – ch 14-36

Languages

German adjectives – der/ein [noun] ist [adj]

Writing

Wrote MGL (Aisholpan) Step 0 – 1015 words

Music

Listened to Beethoven Symphony No.4 (Leonard Bernstein & Wiener Philharmoniker)

Exercise

Monday – 7.1km exercycle || 6.2km exercycle

Wednesday – 3km walk

Thursday – 6.2km exercycle

Flat (etc)

Dishes (Monday)

Cooking (Monday)

Lids & food in fridge (Monday & Thursday)

Tidied bathroom rubbish (Tuesday)

Tidied & wiped down desk & table (Tuesday)

Put dishes away (Thursday)

Took meat out of freezer (Thursday)

Cleaned floor under desk (Thursday)

Other

Library

Supermarket

Puzzles

12 Suguru

5 Cluewords

1 Crozzle

1 Cryptic Words

7 Wheel Words (online) (23 with no clues)

[moonlightsmasquerade]

Fun fact : When he ran away, Cain only packed up a few clothes, his list of contacts, his penguin plushie (yeah he still has it) and his diary

On his bedside table were left his favourite childhood book, "The Penguin Book of Norse Myths" and a music box that the Fisherman gave him on his 11th birthday after he ""found it""

I can see that music box being part of the colateral damage once Feral starts freaking out Or maybe he just steals it back, idk

-Ace Anon

Oooooo

[the-crafty-hobbit]

Reading List for 2023:

The Poetic Edda - Translated by Carolyne Larrington

Eyrbyggja Saga

The Prose Edda Snorri Sturluson

Njal's Saga

Grettir's Saga

The Penguin Book of Norse Myths - Kevin Crossley-Holland

Anglo-Saxon Myths: The Struggle for the Seven Kingdoms - Brice Stratford

Ásatrú for Beginners: A Modern Heathen's Guide to the Ancient Northern Way - Mathias Nordvig

Rudiments of Runelore - Stephen Pollington

Stories from Saxo: The Other Norse Myths - Ian Cumpstey

The Anglo-Saxons: A History of the Beginnings of England - Marc Morris

The Nibelungenlied

The Sagas of the Icelanders

[greysbay]

Mythology bobok

#Mythology bobok series#

DK publishes highly visual, photographic non-fiction for adults and children.

#Mythology bobok series#

The series uses striking graphics along with engaging writing, making big topics easy to understand.Ībout the Author DK was founded in London in 1974 and is now the world leading illustrated reference publisher and a member of the Penguin Random House division of Bertelsmann. The Big Ideas Series With millions of copies sold worldwide, The Mythology Book is part of the award-winning Big Ideas series from DK. Discover Zeus, god of the sky and ruler of the Olympian gods, Loki, the cunning trickster with a knack for causing havoc, Thor with his mighty hammer, and Hades, ruler of the underworld - and much more. If you thought it was difficult to learn about the many classic stories, The Mythology Book presents key information in an easy to follow layout. Delve into each myth and discover the meanings behind these stories, getting to the heart of their significance to different cultures worldwide. Your Mythological Questions, Simply Explained Learn about myths in this essential guide, from early creation beliefs to classical hero narratives and the recurring theme of the afterlife. Here you'll find global coverage of world myths, profiling everything from the well-known tales of the Greeks, Norsemen, and Egyptians to the legends of the Caribbean, the Americas, Oceania, and East Asia. Easy to follow text makes topics accessible for people at any level of understanding The Mythology Book lets you delve into each myth, discover the meanings behind them, and understand their significance to different cultures worldwide - aimed at adults with an interest in the subject and wanting to gain more of an overview. A visual approach to big subjects with striking illustrations and graphics throughout Packed with facts, charts, timelines and graphs to help explain core concepts This captivating book will broaden your understanding of Mythology, with: - More than 80 classics retold and explained in mythology Learn about Mythology in this overview guide to the subject, great for novices looking to find out more and experts wishing to refresh their knowledge alike! The Mythology Book brings a fresh and vibrant take on the topic through eye-catching graphics and diagrams to immerse yourself in. Part of the fascinating Big Ideas series, this book tackles tricky topics and themes in a simple and easy to follow format. About the Book "Eighty of the world's greatest myths and characters, from the gods of Greek mythology to the Norse heroes, retold and explained with engaging text and bold graphics".īook Synopsis Learn about compelling worlds and characters depicted in myths and legends in The Mythology Book.

[adhd-worlds]

My growing collection of Norse Mythology books! I really wanna get the Poetic and Prose Edda now!

[derangedrhythms]

What you and you alone know is always the most potent.

Kevin Crossley-Holland, The Penguin Book of Norse Myths; from 'Lord of the Gallows'

[netflix]

Neil: how much were you raised on mythology, or did you just do a lot of research? You use those stories so much from right at the beginning of your writing career, where did all that knowledge come from before you could just Google "which muse was mother of orpheus" in five seconds?

I don't remember not loving Mythology. Roger Lancelyn-Green's books of Egyptian, Norse and Greek myths were some of my favourite books when I was six or seven and any reference to anything mythological in other books would send me scurrying to reference works to try to understand more. (I'd read Prince Caspian and want to know Who was Silenus? Who were the Maenads and the dryads? And what about the Werewolf? What was he?) As I grew older, I discovered the Penguin books of Myths and Folk Tales, and the joys of second-hand bookshops. I suspect that it's much better to let your obsessions drive the bus and hope they'll take you somewhere you can write, rather than set out to write about something that's going to need Lots of Research. It's certainly easier.

– @neil-gaiman

[neil-gaiman]

Hello, Mr. Gaiman, I hope you’re having a good day. I was in a bookshop yesterday and I was confused. Could it be that you wrote two different books about Norse Mythology? The one I have here at home is called The Penguin Book of Norse Myths - Gods of the Vikings and it’s a (pretty accurate, I’m impressed) collection of Norse Myths. The book I saw in the bookstore was just called Norse Mythology, I think. It had your name on it and I thought it was the same book, just a different edition, but no, the contents were different when I looked inside. Unfortunately, I had promised myself not to buy anything. so, can you help me out? What’s that book about? And why did you write not one but two books on norse mythology? And, most importantly, are there more??? thank you for your time! I’m a huge fan of both, Norse mythology and your books :)

The Penguin book is by the brilliant Kevin Crossley Holland. The one with my name on the cover is by me.

[athis333]

Weekly Recap ( 12th – 18th August 2024)

Study

Read 3 articles

Read 4 MGL articles

Read 1 KAZ article

Read 5 UKR articles

Read 1 RUS article

Read 2 Art History articles

Read 2 Native Americans articles

48 shorter readings

Read 3 poems

Watched 1 MGL video

Watched 3 misc videos

Reading (non-fiction)

Read Khubilai Khan's Lost Fleet: History's Greatest Naval Disaster – intro, prologue

Read Mongolia: A Preview – ch 7-8

Read SPQR: A History of Ancient Rome – ch 12-16, epilogue

Read The Third Reich in Power – ch 16-17

Read Spoken Here: Travels Among Threatened Languages – ch 10-11

Read The Penguin Book of Norse Myths – Myth & Note 4

Read 30,000 Years of Art – Dersenedj the Scribe

Reading (fiction)

Read Banal Nightmare (Halle Butler) – ch 1-2

Writing

Discussed MGL worldbuilding with Mum – political/social themes, calendar, death/mythology

Music

Listened to Vivaldi Opus 4: La stravaganza (Federico Guglielmo & L'Arte dell'Arco)

Exercise

Monday – 1.1km exercycle; 0.4km exercycle; 3km exercycle

Thursday – 3km exercycle

Flat (etc)

Lids & food in fridge (Monday & Thursday)

Put dishes away (Wednesday, Saturday)

Tidied/cleared kitchen bench (Wednesday, Saturday)

Put washing on (Friday)

Other

Rubbed out markings in 1 puzzle book

Library

Shopping list (Friday)

Sorted out MGL plants pdf

Puzzles

17 Killer Sudoku

12 Kakuro

2 Code Crackers (Clueless)

1 Wheel Words (online)

[sserpente]

hi stef♡

I know you've read many norse-mythology-related books but have you ever read the Magnus Chase series? If you have, what do you think of them? And if you haven't, what other norse-mythology-related books do you reccomend? Other than Neil Gaiman's Norse Mythology.

In English that is..

Thank you so much and have a great day deaaarr♡

Heyho there, love!

I have heard of the Magnus Chase series, I think it's written for children, no? Not that it matters, I might give it a try one day!

And yes, I definitely have some recommendations for you!

Non-fiction:

Norse Mythology by Neil Gaiman (I know you mentioned it but I had to put it on the list 😅)

The Prose Edda, Penguin Classics Edition

The Poetic Edda, translated by Jackson Crawford (I also recommend his Youtube channel!)

The Norse Myths by Carolyne Larrington

The Penguin Book of Norse Myths

Fiction:

Loki, A Bad God's Guide To Being Good by Louie Stowell (a comic novel like Diary of a Whimpy Kid, hilarious)

To love a god by Evie Kent

The Gospel of Loki by Joanne M. Harris

The Testament of Loki by Joanne M. Harris

Runemarks by Joanne M. Harris

Runelight by Joanne M. Harris

The Witch's Heart by Genevieve Gornichec (I recently finished that one, it’s SO good!)

The Goddess of Nothing at All (on my TBR list, can't wait to read this one)

Truth and other Lies by Lyra Wolf (one of the best Loki books out there, really recommend the audio book!)

I have a few more buuuut those are in German. 😅

I'd recommend that you read as many different versions of the Poetic and Prose Edda as possible though because the translations do vary a little.

This is what I can think of from the top of my head, you should definitely also check out my Goodreads profile, I have a Norse Mythology and a Loki shelf and I'm constantly growing my library (even though I’m slow with updating and not all books are on there yet)! 🤗 Happy Reading!

[a-modernmajorgeneral]

Weekly Recap (9th – 15th 2024)

Study

Read wh.org articles – Sumer || Sumerians

Read 1 article

48 shorter readings

Reread 45 shorter readings

Read 3 poems

Reading (non-fiction)

Read A World Undone: The Story of the Great War, 1914 to 1918 – intro || ch 1 || The Serbs || ch 2 || The Hapsburgs

Read Emperor of Rome: Ruling the Ancient Roman World – intro bits

Read On the Trail of Genghis Khan: An Epic Journey Through the Land of the Nomads – dedication & glossary, ch 1

Read The Last Disco in Outer Mongolia – ch 9-12 (finished)

Read The Land of Genghis Khan: A Journey in Outer Mongolia (finished)

Read Mongolian Journey – preface, ch 1-12

Read The Shame of Survival: Working Through a Nazi Childhood – intro, ch 1-3

Read The Penguin Book of Norse Myths – Myth & Note 7

Read Under a Sheltering Sky: Journeys into Mountain Heartlands – ch 1

Reading (fiction)

Read Moby Dick – intro, etymology, extracts (finished)

Read Wives and Daughters (Elizabeth Gaskell) – ch 2-13

Read The New Me (Halle Butler) – ch 21-29 (finished)

Read All This & More (Peng Shepherd) – The Show || A New Star || The Recap || All This and More || Episode 1

Writing

Wrote MGL (Aisholpan) – 2363 words

Music

Watched 1 Batzorig Vaanchig video

Listened to Beethoven Symphonies No.1-3 (Leonard Bernstein & Wiener Philharmoniker)

Exercise

Monday – 7.4km exercycle || 8.3km exercycle

Thursday – 7.3km exercycle

Jumps (x10) – 5 2 0 3 1 2 4

Flat (etc)

Threw out food rubbish (Monday) in outside bin

Defrosted meat in microwave (Monday)

Cooking (Monday)

Dishes (Monday)

Lids & food in fridge (Monday & Thursday)

Shopping list (Monday & Saturday)

Cleared desk (Friday)

Tidied bathroom rubbish (Friday)

Other

Reorganized current books (Friday)

Watched 1 random video

Puzzles

21 Suguru

6 Killer Sudoku

3 Cluewords

1 Crozzle

4 Wheel Words (online)