The Prose Edda: Tales from Norse Mythology
"The Prose Edda is the most renowned of all works of Scandinavian literature and our most extensive source for Norse mythology. 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. It also preserves the oral memory of heroes, warrior kings and queens. In clear prose interspersed with powerful verse, the Edda provides unparalleled insight...
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The wellspring of modern knowledge of Norse mythology, these ancient legends of gods and heroes were created to preserve the narrative style of the Viking sagas from European influence.
Map : the geographical world of the EddaThe prose Edda1Gylfaginning (the deluding of Gylfi)9Skaldskaparmal (poetic diction)80Mythic and legendary tales poetic references from Skaldskaparmal108App. 1The Norse cosmos and the world tree119App. 2The language of the Skalds : Kennings and Heiti123App. 3Eddic poems used as sources in Gylfaginning127
