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The Younger Edda; Also called Snorre's Edda, or The Prose Edda — Snorri Sturluson

The Younger Edda; Also called Snorre's Edda, or The Prose Edda

Snorri Sturluson

  • Essays
  • Book language: English
  • 216 pages

The Prose Edda is a medieval Icelandic handbook of poetry and Norse mythology, attributed to Snorri Sturluson. It retells stories of gods and heroes and explains the poetic diction of skalds. It is worth listening to for its clear window into Old Norse myth and literary craft.

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Text source: gutenberg.org · The work is in the public domain.

Contents

  1. THE YOUNGER EDDA:
  2. SNORRE’S EDDA, OR THE PROSE EDDA.
  3. INTRODUCTION, NOTES, VOCABULARY, AND INDEX. By RASMUS B. ANDERSON, LL.D.,
  4. THE YOUNGER EDDA.
  5. THE FOOLING OF GYLFE.
  6. BRAGE’S TALK.
  7. NOTES.
  8. VOCABULARY.
  9. INDEX.
  10. THE FULL PROJECT GUTENBERG™ LICENSE

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