Overview

"The Prose Edda," or "Younger Edda," is a classic collection of Norse myths of the Icelandic people. Widely considered as compiled by Icelandic scholar and historian Snorri Sturluson around the year 1220, "The Prose Edda" contains a euhemerized Prologue followed by three tales: the 'Gylfaginning', the story of the creation and destruction of the world of the Norse gods; the 'Sk ldskaparm l', consists of a dialogue between gir, a god associated with the sea, and Bragi, a skaldic god; and the 'H ttatal', a collection of Old Norse poetry including original compositions by Snorri Sturluson. This classic collection of Old Norse myths is one of the most important of the Icelandic eddas and a must read for fans and scholars of Norse mythology.

ISBN-13

9781420934601

ISBN-10

1420934600

Weight

0.46 Pounds

Dimensions

6.00 x 0.32 x 9.00 In

List Price

$7.99

Format

Paperback

Pages

136 pages

Publisher

Digireads.com

Published On

2010-01-01



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