Prose Edda

Author: Snorri Sturluson
Publisher: DigiCat
ISBN:
Category : Art
Languages : en
Pages : 95

Book Description
The Edda is a thoroughly researched study on the Norse mythology through the analysis of an Old Norse work of literature written in Iceland during the early 13th century. Edda is considered the fullest and most detailed source for modern knowledge of Norse mythology. Scholarly approach and conducted research have allowed the author to determine the age of the different versions of various myths.

The Younger Edda

Author: Edda Snorra Sturlusonar
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Mythology, Norse
Languages : en
Pages : 322

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The Ásatrú Edda

Author: The Norroena Society
Publisher: iUniverse
ISBN: 1440131791
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 426

Book Description
From the ashes arises the sacred lore of the North, the ancient stories and proverbial wisdom of the satr religion. Mighty Gods and fierce Giants battle in the never-ending struggle between order and chaos, while men seek honor and glory in the eyes of their beloved deities. After many years of research and piecing together sources, now comes the first known holy text ever presented for the satr faith. Giving these ancestral accounts in their true, epic form, The satr Edda is designed as a religious work by and for the men and women of this path. In reconstructing this sacred epic, the idea is to create a living storytelling tradition that will honor the legacy of the ancient Teutonic peoples, while providing an in-depth source of satr wisdom for our modern world.

Icelandic Poetry, Or The Edda of Saemund

Author:
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Edda Sæmundar
Languages : en
Pages : 364

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The Elder Or Poetic Edda

Author: Olive Bray
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Sagas
Languages : en
Pages : 420

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Prose Edda

Author: Snorri Sturluson
Publisher: CreateSpace
ISBN: 9781516972104
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 206

Book Description
The Prose Edda, also known as the Younger Edda, Snorri's Edda (Icelandic: Snorra Edda) or simply Edda, is an Old Norse work of literature written in Iceland in the early 13th century. Together with the Poetic Edda, it comprises the major store of Scandinavian mythology. The work is often assumed to have been written, or at least compiled, by the Icelandic scholar and historian Snorri Sturluson around the year 1220.It begins with a euhemerized Prologue, a section on the Norse cosmogony, pantheon and myths. This is followed by three distinct books: Gylfaginning (consisting of around 20,000 words), Skáldskaparmál (around 50,000 words) and Háttatal (around 20,000 words). Seven manuscripts, dating from around 1300 to around 1600, have independent textual value. Sturluson planned the collection as a textbook. It was to enable Icelandic poets and readers to understand the subtleties of alliterative verse, and to grasp the meaning behind the many kenningar (compounds) that were used in skaldic poetry.

Myths of the Pagan North

Author: Christopher Abram
Publisher: A&C Black
ISBN: 1847252478
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 274

Book Description
An engaging account of the world of the Vikings and their gods.

A Handbook to Eddic Poetry

Author: Carolyne Larrington
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 1316720853
Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : en
Pages : 675

Book Description
This is the first comprehensive and accessible survey in English of Old Norse eddic poetry: a remarkable body of literature rooted in the Viking Age, which is a critical source for the study of early Scandinavian myths, poetics, culture and society. Dramatically recreating the voices of the legendary past, eddic poems distil moments of high emotion as human heroes and supernatural beings alike grapple with betrayal, loyalty, mortality and love. These poems relate the most famous deeds of gods such as Óðinn and Þórr with their adversaries the giants; they bring to life the often fraught interactions between kings, queens and heroes as well as their encounters with valkyries, elves, dragons and dwarfs. Written by leading international scholars, the chapters in this volume showcase the poetic riches of the eddic corpus, and reveal its relevance to the history of poetics, gender studies, pre-Christian religions, art history and archaeology.

The Saga of the Volsungs

Author:
Publisher: Hackett Publishing
ISBN: 1624666353
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 183

Book Description
From the translator of the bestselling Poetic Edda (Hackett, 2015) comes a gripping new rendering of two of the greatest sagas of Old Norse literature. Together the two sagas recount the story of seven generations of a single legendary heroic family and comprise our best source of traditional lore about its members—including, among others, the dragon-slayer Sigurd, Brynhild the Valkyrie, and the Viking chieftain Ragnar Lothbrok.

The Elder Edda

Author: Andy Orchard
Publisher: Penguin UK
ISBN: 0141943475
Category : Poetry
Languages : en
Pages : 540

Book Description
Compiled by an unknown scribe in Iceland around 1270, and based on sources dating back centuries earlier, these mythological and heroic poems tell of gods and mortals from an ancient era: the giant-slaying Thor, the doomed Völsung family, the Hel-ride of Brynhild and the cruelty of Atli the Hun. Eclectic, incomplete and fragmented, these verses nevertheless retain their stark beauty and their power to enthrall, opening a window on to the thoughts, beliefs and hopes of the Vikings and their world.