The Prose Edda
Of Snorri Sturlson
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Short Introduction:
The Prose Edda is a text on Old Norse Poetics, written about 1200 by the Icelandic poet and politican Snorri Sturlson, who also wrote the Heimskringla. The Prose Edda contains a wide variety of lore which a Skald (poet) of the time would need to know. The text is of interest to modern readers because it contains consistent narratives of many of the plot lines of Norse mythology. Although Snorri was a Christian, he treated the ancient Pagan mythology with great respect. To this end, Snorri created a quasi-historical backstory for the Norse Gods. Hence the Prose Edda is of interest because it contains one of the first attempts to devise a rational explanation for mythological and legendary events. It is also notable because it contains fragments of a number of manusripts which Snorri had access to, but which are now lost.|
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February 2, 2012 at 14:28
The Prose Edda is an online book at the Theosophy Society website. One of the best books on Norse Mythology (and I've read over 30) is called "The Masks of Odin" by Elsa-Brita Titchenell and found as an online book at: http://www.theosociety.org/pasadena/odin/odin-hp.htm
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