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Edda Snorri Sturluson · 1950 · 107p · ≈ 3h · Moderate The Prose Edda, also known as the Younger Edda, Snorri's Edda (Icelandic: Snorra Edda) or simply Edda, is an Old Norse compilation made in Iceland in the early 13th century. Together with the Poetic Edda, it comprises the major store of pagan Scandinavian mythology. The work is often assumed to have been written, or at least compiled, by the Icelandic scholar and historian Snorri Sturluson around… Shares: Scalds and scaldic poetry, Norse Mythology

Edda Snorri Sturluson · 1665 · ★ 3.9 · 259p · ≈ 8h · Demanding "Over a period of twenty years Snorri Sturluson, scholar, courtier and poet, compiled the prose Edda as a textbook for young poets who wished to praise kings. His work surveys the content, style and metres of traditional Viking poetry and includes a lengthy poem of Snorrie's own, praising the king of Norway. Ironically, Snorri was killed in his own cellar in Iceland in 1241 on the instigation of… Shares: Scalds and scaldic poetry, Norse Mythology

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