The Prose Edda

The Edda is our richest treasure trove of Norse mythology. Complete and unabridged.

The Edda is our richest treasure trove of Norse mythology--starting with a creation myth, passing through the struggle of the gods, giants, dwarves, and elves for survival and supremacy, and ending in the Ragnarok, a final all-engulfing battle wherein the world itself is destroyed. Norse mythology has captured many imaginations, and inspired epics including Wagner''s The Ring and J. R. R. Tolkien''s Lord of the Rings.

The Prose Edda, also known as the Younger Edda, Snorri''s Edda and, historically, simply as Edda, was written in Old Norse in Iceland during the thirteenth century. In 1220, Snorri Sturluson, a respected poet, parliamentarian, and a visitor to the royal court of Norway, decided to compile the myths and poetic conventions of Nor