The Prose Edda by Snorri Sturluson6/24/2023 This edition includes detailed notes and appendices. Enjoy these ancient tales of tragedy, death, glory, and love, with all the gory and mystic details left out of the Hollywood versions. This new translation by Jesse Byock captures the strength and subtlety of the original, while his introduction sets the tales fully in the context of Norse mythology. The Prose Edda By: Snorri Sturluson The Way of Fire and Ice By: Ryan Smith Publishers Summary Hear the original tales of Thor, Odin, and Loki, as the Vikings heard them long ago. These tales from the pagan era have proved to be among the most influential of all myths and legends, inspiring modern works as diverse as 'Wagner's Ring Cycle' and Tolkien's 'The Lord of the Rings'. In clear prose interspersed with powerful verse, the Edda provides unparalleled insight into the gods' tragic realization that the future holds one final cataclysmic battle, Ragnarok, when the world will be destroyed. This is the source material, handed down for centuries, about the lives of Odin. It also preserves the oral memory of heroes, warrior kings and queens. The only prose account of the old faith of the Vikings, the Asatru. 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. The Prose Edda is the most renowned of all works of Scandinavian literature and our most extensive source for Norse mythology.
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