| Title | : | The Prose Edda: Norse Mythology |
|---|---|---|
| Author | : | Snorri Sturluson |
| Release | : | 2010-01-01 |
| Kind | : | ebook |
| Genre | : | Fairy Tales, Myths & Fables, Books, Fiction & Literature |
| Size | : | 436804 |
| "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 'Skáldskaparmál', consists of a dialogue between Ægir, a god associated with the sea, and Bragi, a skaldic god; and the 'Háttatal', 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. |
