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The Prose Edda

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Composed in Iceland in the 13th Century, The Prose Edda is the most renowned of all works of Scandanavian literature, taking readers on a voyage through an enthralling world of gods, giants, dwarfs and monsters. From the beginning of the universe to the dreaded Twilight of the Gods, this is the most extensive source of Norse mythology surviving today.>

About the author

Snorri Sturluson (1179–1241) was born in western Iceland, the son of an upstart Icelandic chieftain. In the early thirteenth century, Snorri rose to become Iceland’s richest and, for a time, its most powerful leader. Twice he was elected law-speaker at the Althing, Iceland’s national assembly, and twice he went abroad to visit Norwegian royalty. An ambitious and sometimes ruthless leader, Snorri was also a man of learning, with deep interests in the myth, poetry and history of the Viking Age. He has long been assumed to be the author of some of medieval Iceland’s greatest works, including the Prose Edda and Heimskringla, the latter a saga history of the kings of Norway.

Product details

Authors Snorri Sturluson
Assisted by Jesse Byock (Introduction), Jesse Byock (Translation)
Publisher Penguin Books Uk
 
Languages English
Product format Paperback
Released 17.04.2025
 
EAN 9780241752296
ISBN 978-0-241-75229-6
No. of pages 128
Dimensions 111 mm x 181 mm x 15 mm
Series Penguin Archive
Subjects Fiction > Narrative literature > Fairytales, sagas, legends

FICTION / Fairy Tales, Folk Tales, Legends & Mythology, RELIGION / Ancient, Norse religion & mythology, Myth & legend told as fiction, Norse religion and mythology, Fiction: Traditional stories, myths and fairy tales

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