The Prose Edda
The Prose Edda by Snorri Sturluson, published by CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform on March 22, 2014, is a significant work in Scandinavian literature, comprising 142 pages in English. This edition presents a collection of ancient Norse stories, detailing the creation epic and the ensuing battles among gods, giants, dwarves, and elves. Written in Iceland a century after the Viking Age, it serves as a vital source for understanding Norse mythology and preserves the oral traditions of heroic figures, including warrior kings and queens.
Readers will find that The Prose Edda combines clear prose with powerful verse, offering insights into the mythological narratives that culminate in the foreboding event of Ragnarok, the world’s final battle. The text not only recounts these legendary tales but also highlights their lasting influence on modern literature, as seen in works like Wagner’s Ring Cycle and Tolkien’s The Lord of the Rings. This edition includes detailed annotations by Arthur Gilchrist Brodeur, enhancing the reader’s understanding of the rich tapestry of folklore and mythology that defines this classic work.
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The Prose Edda, also known as the Younger Edda, Snorri’s Edda (Icelandic: Snorra Edda) or simply Edda, is the most renowned of all works of Scandinavian literature and our most extensive source for Norse mythology.
Written in Iceland a century after the close of the Viking Age, it tells ancient stories of the Norse creation epic and recounts the battles that follow as gods, giants, dwarves and elves struggle for survival.
It also preserves the oral memory of heroes, warrior kings and queens.
In clear prose interspersed with powerful verse, the Edda provides unparalleled insight into the gods’ tragic realization that the future holds one final cataclysmic battle, Ragnarok, when the world will be destroyed.
These tales have proved to be among the most influential of all myths and legends, inspiring modern works as diverse as Wagner’s Ring Cycle and Tolkien’s ‘The Lord of the Rings.’ Together with the Poetic Edda, the Prose Edda comprises the major store of pagan Scandinavian mythology.
The work is often assumed to have been written, or at least compiled, by the Icelandic scholar and historian Snorri Sturluson around the year 1220.
Includes detailed annotations by Arthur Gilchrist Brodeur.
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