Day of the Giants - Lester Del Ray

This book has come up a couple times for me recently on http://www.librarything.com and here in whatwasthatbook.  I remember this book!  It was my introduction to the whole of Norse Mythology and Wagner.  It put down deep roots. That book lead to more reading that introduced me to ideas of historical scholarship, anthropology and textual criticism. I was maybe all of twelve when I picked it up as a discard from my local library. - Raises a glass to the memory of Lester Del Ray -  The influence of people who write meaty stuff for juveniles goes on forever.