The Ship of the Dead
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A Guide to Magnus Chase and the Gods of Asgard series by Rick Riordan
The Ship of the Dead is a young-adult fantasy novel based on Norse mythology written by American author Rick Riordan. It is the third and final novel in the Magnus Chase and the Gods of Asgard trilogy. The novel is narrated in the first-person view by Magnus Chase, 16-year-old demigod and homeless orphan. He and his crew sail to the farthest borders of Jotunheim and Niflheim in pursuit of Asgard's greatest threat.
Magnus Chase receives an ocean survival jumping lesson from Percy Jackson, a Greek demigod who is his cousin Annabeth Chase's boyfriend. Alex Fierro and Magnus travel to the Chase Mansion, where they recover notes, guarded by a wolf, scribbled by Randolph at different points of time. Alex feels that these notes hold the key to defeating their parent. After reaching Valhalla, Magnus summons a ship gifted by his father Frey. Mallory Keen, Halfborn Gunderson, Thomas Jefferson Jr., Sam al-Abbas and Alex accompany Magnus, while they plan to pick up Blitzen and Hearthstone along the way. The crew's talk is heard by the Nine Billow Maidens, who take them to the court of Aegir, where Hearth and Blitz are held prisoner and they discover that Aegir was once humiliated by Loki in a flyting contest.
Aegir's eldest daughter realizes Magnus' identity from his previous encounter with her mother Ran. Upon being threatened, Magnus swears by his troth to defeat Loki in a flyting contest to avenge Aegir's humiliation, and Aegir tells them to escape while he isn't looking. But the crew is nevertheless attacked by Aegir's nine daughters. They escape with the help of Magnus' grandfather Njord who appears even though he is unwelcome but respected. Njord instructs them and tells Magnus that the only way to defeat Loki is by drinking Kvasir's mead. The crew continue on their journey, with Blitz and Hearth traveling separately to retrieve Bolverk's whetstone.
As the crew heads to York, the backstories of the members are revealed. Mallory died disarming a bomb in Ireland; Halfborn died near Jorvik; TJ died after forcefully accepting a hopeless challenge (meaning he has to accept all challenges posed to him, whether he fails or succeeds), a trait inherited from his father Tyr. Samirah fasts during the Ramadan season.
The crew arrives at Old York, where they duel with the giant Hrungnir for the location of Kvasir's Mead. They get the information that they need: that the Kvasir Mead is in Jorvik (or Norway ,in the human world). Magnus later has a word battle on board Naglfar (ship made of nails) in which he wins not by insulting Loki but making his teamwork evident and his words make Loki shrink due to his evident faults and says that even among the midst of thousands, he is alone, as even his loyal wife Sigyn disappears from his side. Magnus wins because Loki reduces to the size of a nut and is imprisoned in a walnut given to them earlier by Mallory's mother, the queen of Asgard, when she came to meet Mallory on the train in Norway.
Magnus and his friends travel back to Valhalla to meet their godly parents who congratulate them for defeating Loki and delaying the Ragnarok for which Magnus is rewarded with a boon from Lord Odin. Magnus asks Odin to lend him his lawyers so that he can convert his mansion to an orphanage and home for the homeless. He later calls Annabeth and tells her his adventure and notices her sobbing.
Magnus Chase receives an ocean survival jumping lesson from Percy Jackson, a Greek demigod who is his cousin Annabeth Chase's boyfriend. Alex Fierro and Magnus travel to the Chase Mansion, where they recover notes, guarded by a wolf, scribbled by Randolph at different points of time. Alex feels that these notes hold the key to defeating their parent. After reaching Valhalla, Magnus summons a ship gifted by his father Frey. Mallory Keen, Halfborn Gunderson, Thomas Jefferson Jr., Sam al-Abbas and Alex accompany Magnus, while they plan to pick up Blitzen and Hearthstone along the way. The crew's talk is heard by the Nine Billow Maidens, who take them to the court of Aegir, where Hearth and Blitz are held prisoner and they discover that Aegir was once humiliated by Loki in a flyting contest.
Aegir's eldest daughter realizes Magnus' identity from his previous encounter with her mother Ran. Upon being threatened, Magnus swears by his troth to defeat Loki in a flyting contest to avenge Aegir's humiliation, and Aegir tells them to escape while he isn't looking. But the crew is nevertheless attacked by Aegir's nine daughters. They escape with the help of Magnus' grandfather Njord who appears even though he is unwelcome but respected. Njord instructs them and tells Magnus that the only way to defeat Loki is by drinking Kvasir's mead. The crew continue on their journey, with Blitz and Hearth traveling separately to retrieve Bolverk's whetstone.
As the crew heads to York, the backstories of the members are revealed. Mallory died disarming a bomb in Ireland; Halfborn died near Jorvik; TJ died after forcefully accepting a hopeless challenge (meaning he has to accept all challenges posed to him, whether he fails or succeeds), a trait inherited from his father Tyr. Samirah fasts during the Ramadan season.
The crew arrives at Old York, where they duel with the giant Hrungnir for the location of Kvasir's Mead. They get the information that they need: that the Kvasir Mead is in Jorvik (or Norway ,in the human world). Magnus later has a word battle on board Naglfar (ship made of nails) in which he wins not by insulting Loki but making his teamwork evident and his words make Loki shrink due to his evident faults and says that even among the midst of thousands, he is alone, as even his loyal wife Sigyn disappears from his side. Magnus wins because Loki reduces to the size of a nut and is imprisoned in a walnut given to them earlier by Mallory's mother, the queen of Asgard, when she came to meet Mallory on the train in Norway.
Magnus and his friends travel back to Valhalla to meet their godly parents who congratulate them for defeating Loki and delaying the Ragnarok for which Magnus is rewarded with a boon from Lord Odin. Magnus asks Odin to lend him his lawyers so that he can convert his mansion to an orphanage and home for the homeless. He later calls Annabeth and tells her his adventure and notices her sobbing.