Snorri Sturlusons Prose Edda - Gylfaginning (The Fooling Of Gylfe) is a monumental work that serves as a cornerstone of Norse mythology and storytelling. Written in the 13th century, the book is a ...
The Prose Edda, also known as the Younger Edda or Snorri’s Edda, is a seminal work of Old Norse literature composed in Iceland during the early 13th century. The work is often attributed to the Icelandic historian, poet, and politician Snorri Sturluson around 1220 CE.
La Vanguardia: PROSE EDDA — GYLFAGINNING (THE FOOLING OF GYLFE) EBOOK (edición en inglés)
PROSE EDDA — GYLFAGINNING (THE FOOLING OF GYLFE) EBOOK (edición en inglés)
La Vanguardia: THE POETIC EDDA & THE PROSE EDDA (COMPLETE EDITION) EBOOK (edición en inglés)
THE POETIC EDDA & THE PROSE EDDA (COMPLETE EDITION) EBOOK (edición en inglés)
Edda, body of ancient Icelandic literature contained in two 13th-century books commonly distinguished as the Prose, or Younger, Edda and the Poetic, or Elder, Edda. It is the fullest and most detailed source for modern knowledge of Germanic mythology.
This work, well known as the Prose Edda, Snorri’s Edda or the [xiv]Younger Edda, has recently been made available to readers of English in the admirable translation by Arthur G. Brodeur, published by the American-Scandinavian Foundation in 1916.
The Prose Edda, also known as the Younger Edda and originally Snorri's Edda, provides detailed explanations of Nordic gods, their attributes, and their adventures.
However, forming the basis for all versions are poems found in the medieval Icelandic manuscript Codex Regius. The Codex Regius —and, by extension, the Prose Edda —are also known the Elder Edda or Sæmundar Edda.