The prose edda is the most renowned of all works of scandinavian li. Together with the poetic edda, it comprises the major store of scandinavian mythology. Then you can start reading kindle books on your smartphone, tablet, or computer no kindle device required. The book was published in multiple languages including english, consists of 180 pages and is available in paperback format. This is an excellent translation of snorri sturluson s prose edda. A big plus is the fact that the book contains both the original names of characters in old icelandic, and a translation in english. The prose edda contains a wide variety of lore which a skald poet of the time would need to know. Icelands most versatile literary genius, snorri sturluson 11791241 wrote about poetry, mythology, and the lives of norse kings. Pdf the prose edda download ebook full pdf download.
The prose edda, volume 5 volume 5 of scandinavian classics the prose edda, arthur gilchrist brodeur. The prose edda by snorri sturluson paperback university of. Tales from norse mythology and millions of other books are available for amazon kindle. Its tales are peopled by giants, dwarves, and elves, superhuman heroes and indomitable warrior queens. New york, americanscandinavian foundation, 1916 ocolc582643165. The prose edda, also known as the younger edda, snorris edda or simply edda.
An illustration of a computer application window wayback machine an illustration of an open book. Prose edda is a work without predecessor or parallel. The prose edda, also known as the younger edda, snorri s edda icelandic. Also called snorres edda, or the prose edda by snorri sturluson free ebook project gutenberg. Written in iceland a century after the close of the viking age the prose edda. Last week, around 30,000 people downloaded books from my site 8 people. Written by icelands most versatile literary genius, snorri sturluson s prose edda is a work without predecessor or parallel. The prose edda written by icelands legendary and powerful leader snorri sturluson is widely considered to be one of the top norse mythology books of all time.
Along with the elder or poetic edda written by an unknown poet a halfcentury earlier, the prose edda is a major source of much older norse mythology as it had evolved. The younger edda, also known as snorres edda, or the prose edda, is a collection of old norse poems preserved by snorri sturluson 11791241. Snorra edda or, historically, simply as edda, is an old norse work of literature written in iceland during the early th century. This is a scholarly translation of snorri sturlsons prose edda which contains the only early written and comprehensive account of norse myths and legends and a lot of advice on kennings and how to. For many, the prose edda is required reading for various courses and curriculums. The first edition of this book was published by the clarendon press, oxford in hardback 1982. Snorri sturluson, born 1179, hvammur, icelanddied sept. Widely considered as compiled by icelandic scholar and historian snorri sturluson around the year 1220, the prose edda contains a euhemerized prologue followed by three tales. The prose edda is a text on old norse poetics, written about 1200 by the icelandic poet and politican snorri sturlson, who also wrote the heimskringla. Written in iceland a century after the close of the viking age, it tells ancient stories of the norse creation epic and recounts the battles that follow as gods, giants, dwarves and elves struggle for survival. The prose edda is the most renowned of all works of scandinavian literature and our most extensive source for norse mythology.
Free kindle book and epub digitized and proofread by project gutenberg. Intended to be a handbook in skaldic poetry, it preserves invaluable mythological tales that were on the verge of being forgotten even in sturluson s time. Pdf snorri sturluson and the edda download book full free. Gylfaginning is the first part of snorri sturluson s edda, and contains.
Book from the collections of university of michigan language english volume 5. The prose edda of snorri sturlson, free ebook global grey. The prose edda, also known as the younger edda, snorri s edda or simply edda, is an old norse work of literature written in iceland in the early th century. Snorri was born in western iceland in 1179, the son of a great chieftain, and early in his career won a reputation at home and in norway for his poetic talents. Snorri sturluson feared that the traditional techniques of norse poetics, the pagan kennings, and the allusions to mythology would be forgotten with the introduction of new verse forms from europe.
Pdf snorri sturluson and the edda download ebook full. The prose edda of snorri sturluson by snorri sturluson book resume. Snorri sturluson and the edda available for download and read online in other formats. The prose edda forms the basis of what the world knows as norse mythology, and contains legends of the creation of the cosmos and the bestknown stories of odin, thor, and the other gods. Open library is an open, editable library catalog, building towards a web page for every book ever published. Also called snorres edda, or the prose edda by snorri sturluson. A large part of what we know about nordic mythology stems from his edda. The prose, or, younger edda commonly ascribed to snorri sturluson by snorri sturluson, dasent, george webbe sir 1 edition first published in 1842 read listen.
Snorri sturluson s most popular book is the prose edda. Snorri sturlusons edda viking society for northern research. It was reissued in paperback by the viking society in. Written in iceland a century after the close of the viking age, the prose edda is the source of.
Also known as the younger edda or snorri s edda, the prose edda is a threepart work composed or at least compiled by thirteenthcentury icelandic scholar snorri sturluson. Edda mayor snorri sturluson pdf download by tracey jarboe. The prose edda download pdfepub ebook gets free book. The main characters of this classics, history story are. Icelands greatest writers, and appears in his books as urbane, intelligent. The prose edda, or younger edda, is a classic collection of norse myths of the icelandic people. He was the bestknown writer of the saga, author of the prose edda, which was written as a textbook for young poets who wished to praise kings, and heimskringla, a history of the kings of norway, the most important prose collection in old norse literature.
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Brodeur, arthur gilchrist, 1888publication date 1916 topics mythology, norse publisher. The first edition of the novel was published in 1220, and was written by snorri sturluson. The prose edda by snorri sturluson, paperback barnes. A similar combination of scholarly and imaginative talent is seen in the prose edda c. Snorri s prose edda was written in response to these new trends as a handbook for those aspiring icelandic skalds poets who wanted to master the traditional forms of verse and the older stories essential to the imagery of old norse poetry xi. The work is often assumed to have been written, or at least compiled, by the icelandic scholar, lawspeaker, and historian snorri sturluson c.
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