The Poetic Edda, also known as Sæmundar Edda or the Elder Edda, is a collection of Old Norse poems from the Icelandic medieval manuscript Codex Regius ("Royal Book").

Edda, body of ancient Icelandic literature contained in two 13th-century books commonly distinguished as the Prose, or Younger, Edda and the Poetic, or Elder, Edda. It is the fullest and most detailed …

Wagners' operas are largely based on incidents from the Edda, via the Niebelungenlied. J.R.R. Tolkien also plundered the Eddas for atmosphere, plot material and the names of many characters in the …

Apr 15, 2024 · The Poetic Edda is a collection of poems about Norse mythology. It exists in several different manuscripts from the 13th and 14th century.

The Younger Edda is a prose paraphrase of, and commentary on, these poems and others which are lost, together with a treatise on metre, written by the historian Snorri Sturluson about 1220.

Nov 22, 2024 · The Prose Edda, also known as the Younger Edda or Snorri’s Edda, is a seminal work of Old Norse literature composed in Iceland during the early 13th century. The work is often attributed …

Feb 4, 2025 · The Prose Edda—also referred to as the Younger Edda or Snorra Edda—stands as one of the most important literary works for understanding Norse mythology and medieval Icelandic culture.

Mar 21, 2017 · Edda is a term used to describe two Icelandic manuscripts that were copied down and compiled in the 13th century CE. Together they are the main sources of Norse mythology and skaldic …

The Poetic Edda is the modern name for an untitled collection of Old Norse anonymous narrative poems in alliterative verse. It is distinct from the closely related Prose Edda, although both works are …

This work, well known as the Prose Edda, Snorri's Edda or the {p. xiv} Younger Edda, has recently been made available to readers of English in the admirable translation by Arthur G. Brodeur, published by …