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- Title
Thor's Mighty Hammer: Christianity, Justice and Norse Mythology in Stieg Larsson's Millennium Trilogy.
- Authors
HENDERSON, DEBORAH
- Abstract
A literary criticism is presented on the "Millennium Trilogy," composed of the books "The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo," "The Girl Who Played With Fire" and "The Girl Who Kicked the Hornet’s Nest," by Stieg Larsson. Particular focus is given to the trilogy's themes of the Norse god Thor, Christianity and justice, including in regard to the morality of fictitious character Lisbeth Salander.
- Subjects
GIRL With the Dragon Tattoo, The (Book); GIRL Who Played With Fire, The (Book); GIRL Who Kicked the Hornet's Nest, The (Book); LARSSON, Stieg, 1954-2004; SALANDER, Lisbeth (Fictional character); THOR (Norse deity) in literature; CHRISTIANITY in literature; JUSTICE in literature; SWEDISH noir fiction
- Publication
Journal of Popular Culture, 2014, Vol 47, Issue 5, p1047
- ISSN
1540-5931
- Publication type
Literary Criticism
- DOI
10.1111/jpcu.12188