The Poetic Edda vs The Poetic Edda: Which Should You Read?

Both live on shelves: Old Norse poetry, Eddas, Norse Mythology, Poetry

Cover of The Poetic Edda

The Poetic Edda Carolyne Larrington · 1999 ★★★★☆ 3.9 376 pages · ≈ 6 h 58 m · Challenging Find on Amazon

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Cover of The Poetic Edda

The Poetic Edda Jackson Crawford · 2015 ★★★★☆ 4.0 392 pages · ≈ 7 h 16 m · Challenging Find on Amazon

The verdict

Ratings are close: 3.9 vs 4.0 — either is a safe pick by score.

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