The Prose Edda: Norse Mythology
The Prose Edda: Norse Mythology By Snorri Sturluson, Rasmus B. Anderson (Translated by)
The Prose Edda: Norse Mythology By Snorri Sturluson, Rasmus B. Anderson (Translated by)
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Format: paperback
ISBN:
9781613824559 (1613824556)
ASIN: 1613824556
Publish date: February 22nd 2013
Publisher: Simon & Brown
Pages no: 208
Edition language: English
Category:
Fantasy,
Classics,
Non Fiction,
History,
Literature,
European Literature,
Historical Fiction,
Medieval,
Religion,
Poetry,
Mythology,
Folklore,
Scandinavian Literature
Fascinating read for Norse Mythology.
Lovely, though I suspect the original compiler of some of these stories had a bit too much mead to drink when he told the stories.
AcknowledgementsIntroduction & NotesFurther ReadingNote on the TranslationMap: The Geographical World of the 'Edda'The Prose Edda--Prologue--Gylfaginning (The Deluding of Gylfi)Skaldskaparmal (Poetic Diction)--Mythic and Legendary Tales--Poetic References from Skaldskaparmal (Translated by Russell P...
The Edda is a collection of Norse myths, written in the 13th century by a dude named Snorri. It's where we got most of our knowledge of Norse mythology today, and it's wicked awesome. I learned, for instance, that your legs may hump each other and produce a child while you're asleep, which is some...
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