- Edda - Wikipedia
" Edda " ( ˈɛdə ; Old Norse Edda, plural Eddur) is an Old Norse term that has been applied by modern scholars to the collective of two Medieval Icelandic literary works: what is now known as the Prose Edda and an older collection of poems (without an original title) now known as the Poetic Edda
- Edda | Icelandic Mythology, Poetry Sagas | Britannica
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
- Edda - World History Encyclopedia
Edda is a term used to describe two Icelandic manuscripts that were copied down and compiled in the 13th century CE Together they are the main sources of Norse mythology and skaldic poetry that relate the religion, cosmogony, and history of Scandinavians and Proto-Germanic tribes
- The Poetic Edda | The Main Source to Norse Mythology - Vikingr
The Poetic Edda is a collection of poems about Norse mythology It exists in several different manuscripts from the 13th and 14th century
- The Poetic Edda Index | Sacred Texts Archive
The Poetic Edda, tr by Henry Adams Bellows, [1936], full text etext at sacred-texts com
- Völuspá - Wikipedia
Völuspá (also Vǫluspá, Vǫlospá, or Vǫluspǫ́; Old Norse: 'Prophecy of the völva, a seeress') is the best known poem of the Poetic Edda It dates back to the tenth century and tells the story from Norse Mythology of the creation of the world, its coming end, and its subsequent rebirth that is related to the audience by a völva
- The Younger Edda; Also called Snorres Edda, or The Prose Edda by . . .
"The Younger Edda; Also called Snorre's Edda, or The Prose Edda" by Snorri Sturluson is a foundational text on Norse mythology and poetry, written in the early 14th century
- Unraveling the Prose Edda: A Window into Norse Myth and Medieval . . .
The Prose Edda—also referred to as the Younger Edda or Snorra Edda—stands as one of the most important literary works for understanding Norse mythology and medieval Icelandic culture
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