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The Prose Edda: Tales from Norse Mythology (Penguin Classics)
Jesse Byock
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Description for The Prose Edda: Tales from Norse Mythology (Penguin Classics)
Paperback. One of the great storybooks of the middle ages: a master storyteller from the thirteenth century recounts classic tales of Icelandic mythology along with a lesson to young poets on the importance of learning, respecting, and continuing traditional Icelandic poetic styles. Num Pages: 224 pages, Illustrations, map. BIC Classification: FQ; HRKP5. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 14. Weight in Grams: 170.
The most renowned of all works of Scandinavian literature and our most extensive source of 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. 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. These tales have proved to be among the most influential of all myths and legends, inspiring ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Penguin Classics United Kingdom
Number of pages
224
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Condition
New
Number of Pages
224
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780140447552
SKU
V9780140447552
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99-99
About Jesse Byock
Snorri Sturluson (1179–1241) was born in western Iceland, the son of an upstart Icelandic chieftain. In the early thirteenth century, Snorri rose to become Iceland’s richest and, for a time, its most powerful leader. Twice he was elected law-speaker at the Althing, Iceland’s national assembly, and twice he went abroad to visit Norwegian royalty. An ambitious and sometimes ruthless leader, ... Read more
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