These tales have proved to be among the most influential of all myths and legends, inspiring works such as Wagner's Ring Cycle and Tolkien's The Lord of the Rings. Er fyrst frá Ásum ok Ymi, þar næst Skáldskaparmál ok heiti margra hluta, síðast Háttatal er Snorri hefir ort um Hákon konung ok Skúla hertuga. He was three-time elected lawspeaker at the Icelandic parliament, the Althing. Hana hefir saman setta Snorri Sturluson eptir þeim hætti sem hér er skipat. In prose interspersed with powerful verse, the Edda shows the gods' tragic realization that the future holds one final cataclysmic battle, Ragnarok, when the world will be destroyed. The Prose Edda by Snorri Sturluson: 9780140447552 : Books Written in Iceland a century after the close of the Viking Age, The Prose Edda is the source of most of what we know of Norse mythology. About the Author: 'Snorri Sturluson (1178 - September 23, 1241) was an Icelandic historian, poet and politician. The Prose Edda: Tales from Norse Mythology. Written in Iceland a century after the close of the Viking Age, The Prose Edda tells ancient stories of the Norse creation epic and recounts the battles that follow as gods, giants, dwarves and elves struggle for survival. Shop the latest titles by Snorri Sturluson at Alibris including hardcovers, paperbacks, 1st editions.
The most renowned of all works of Scandinavian literature and our most extensive source of Norse mythology
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