The Poetic Edda
About this book
"The poems of the Poetic Edda have waited a long time for a Modern English translation that would do them justice. Here it is at last (Odin be praised!) and well worth the wait. These amazing texts from a 13th-century Icelandic manuscript are of huge historical, mythological and literary importance, containing the lion's share of information that survives today about the gods and heroes of pre-Christian Scandinavians, their unique vision of the beginning and end of the world, etc. Jackson Crawford's modern versions of these poems are authoritative and fluent and often very gripping.  With their individual headnotes and complementary general introduction, they supply today's readers with most of what they need to know in order to understand and appreciate the beliefs, motivations, and values of the Vikings."
Reader Profile
4.1/5 · 33 readers · 392 pages · ≈ 7 h 16 m · Moderate
How long does it take to read The Poetic Edda?
About ≈ 7 h 16 m — 392 pages, assuming roughly 250 words per page at 225 words per minute.
How many pages is The Poetic Edda?
392 pages in its most-read edition.
What genre is The Poetic Edda?
It sits on the Poetry shelves.
Is The Poetic Edda in the public domain?
No — it is still under copyright.
Who wrote The Poetic Edda?
Jackson Crawford.