The Elder Edda: A Book of Viking Lore (Penguin Classics)
by:
Anonymous (author)
Andy Orchard (author)
Collects poems that: are compiled by an unknown scribe in Iceland around 1270, are based on sources dating back centuries earlier, and tell of gods and mortals from an ancient era - the giant-slaying Thor, the doomed Volsung family, the Hel-ride of Brynhild and the cruelty of Atli the Hun.
Collects poems that: are compiled by an unknown scribe in Iceland around 1270, are based on sources dating back centuries earlier, and tell of gods and mortals from an ancient era - the giant-slaying Thor, the doomed Volsung family, the Hel-ride of Brynhild and the cruelty of Atli the Hun.
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Format: paperback
ISBN:
9780140435856 (0140435859)
Publish date: April 7th 2011
Publisher: Penguin
Pages no: 432
Edition language: English
Category:
Fantasy,
Classics,
History,
Literature,
Epic,
European Literature,
Historical Fiction,
Medieval,
Religion,
Poetry,
Mythology,
Folklore,
Scandinavian Literature
5* for the classic tales, 3-4* for this particular translation, which is uneven in tone at times.
The Poetic Edda was a great follow up to the Prose Edda. I plan to read over this one again, since it was so complex.
13 years ago
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