The poetic edda index internet sacred text archive. Written in iceland a century after the close of the viking age, the prose edda is the source of most of what we. The prose edda snorri sturluson audiobook and ebook all. King gylfi ruled the land that men now call sweden. He was the author of the prose edda or younger edda, which consists of gylfaginning the fooling of gylfi, a narrative of norse mythology, the skaldskaparmal, a book. Topics mitologia norrena collection opensource language italian. Snorra edda or, historically, simply as edda, is an old norse work of literature written in iceland during the early th century.
The work is often assumed to have been written, or at least compiled, by the icelandic scholar, lawspeaker, and historian snorri sturluson c. Snorri sturluson and the edda ebook by kevin wanner. The prose edda forms the basis of what the world knows as norse mythology, and contains legends of the creation of the cosmos and the bestknown stories of odin, thor, and the other gods. Snorra edda or, historically, simply as edda, is an old norse work of literature. Snorri sturluson has 185 books on goodreads with 29898 ratings. The prose edda contains a wide variety of lore which a skald poet of the time would need to know. Also called snorres edda, or the prose edda by snorri sturluson free ebook project gutenberg. It is told of him that he gave to a wandering woman, in return for her merrymaking, a plowland in his realm, as much as four oxen might turn up in a day and a night. Gylfaginning is the first part of snorri sturlusons edda, and contains the most. Snorri sturluson, edda mayor y edda menor, editorial alianza.
Edda illustrated kindle edition by sturluson, snorri. The younger eddasnorri sturluson descargar libropdf epub. Open library is an initiative of the internet archive, a 501c3 nonprofit, building a digital library of internet sites and other cultural artifacts in digital form. Read snorri sturluson and the edda the conversion of cultural capital in medieval scandinavia by kevin wanner available from rakuten kobo. Snorri sturluson hvammur, 1179 reykholt, 23 settembre 1241 e stato uno storico, poeta e politico islandese. He was elected twice as lawspeaker at the icelandic parliament, the althing. The younger edda, also known as snorres edda, or the prose edda, is a collection of old norse poems preserved by snorri sturluson 11791241.
Descargar the younger edda gratis en formato pdf y epub. The prose edda was originally referred to as simply edda, but was later titled the prose edda in modern collections to distinguish it from the collections titled poetic edda that are largely based on codex regius, a collection of poetry composed. The younger edda also called snorres edda, or the prose. The prose edda of snorri, spoken from norse mythology campus. The prose edda of snorri sturlson translated by arthur gilchrist brodeur 1916 the prose edda is a text on old norse poetics, written about 1200 by the norwegian poet and politican snorri sturlson, who also wrote the heimskringla. Along with the elder or poetic edda written by an unknown poet a halfcentury earlier, the prose edda is a major source of much older norse mythology as it had evolved. See all books authored by snorri sturluson, including edda, and egils saga. Norse mythology penguin classics snorri sturluson, jesse l. Snorri article about snorri by the free dictionary. Topics mitologia collection opensource language italian. Dec 11, 2019 edda menor by snorri sturluson and a great selection of similar used, new and collectible books available now at edda menor by snorri sturluson, available at book depository with free delivery worldwide. He was the author of the prose edda or younger edda, which consists of gylfaginning the fooling of gylfi, a narrative of norse. The prose edda, also known as the younger edda, snorris edda icelandic. The prose edda of snorri sturlson, free ebook global grey.
Free kindle book and epub digitized and proofread by project gutenberg. Snorri sturlusons most popular book is the prose edda. Also known as the younger edda or snorri s edda, the prose edda is a threepart work composed or at least compiled by thirteenthcentury icelandic scholar snorri sturluson. The first edition of this novel was published in 1220, and was written by snorri sturluson.
The prose edda was an islandic manual of skaldic poetry. Snorri sturluson books list of books by author snorri sturluson. Gylfaginning e skaldskaparmal in pdf or epub format and read it directly on your mobile phone, computer or any. Together with the poetic edda, it comprises the major store of pagan scandinavian mythology. Jul 31, 2006 free kindle book and epub digitized and proofread by project gutenberg. The prose edda by snorri sturluson, paperback barnes. The younger eddasnorri sturluson descargar libropdf. The prose edda is the most renowned of all works of scandinavian literature and our most extensive source for norse mythology.
The prose edda, also known as the younger edda, snorri s edda icelandic. His work surveys the content, style and metres of traditional viking poetry and includes a poem of snorris own, praising the king of norway. Brages talk, the afterword to brages talk, and the important passages in the poetical diction skaldskaparmal. Snorri, a descendant of the great poet and hero of the egils saga, egill skallagrimsson, was brought up at oddi from the age of three in the home of jon loptsson, the most influential. The younger eddasnorri sturlusonfree downloadpdf epub. Icelandic tradition, however, persisted in ascribing either this edda or one resembling it to snorri s much. He was the author of the invaluable prose edda see edda edda, title applied to two distinct works in old icelandic. A big plus is the fact that the book contains both the original names of characters in old icelandic, and a translation in english. Written in iceland a century after the close of the viking age, it tells ancient stories of the norse creation epic and recounts the battles that follow as gods, giants, dwarves and elves struggle for survival. This is an excellent translation of snorri sturlusons prose edda.
Snorri sturluson edda prologue and gylfaginning edited by. Snorri sturluson1 1179 23 september 1241 was an icelandic historian, poet, and politician. The prose edda snorri sturluson audiobook and ebook. Snorri sturluson, icelandic poet, historian, and chieftain, author of the prose edda and the heimskringla. Over a period of twenty years, snorri sturluson, scholar, courtier and poet, compiled the prose edda as a textbook for young poets who wished to praise kings. Edda menor by snorri sturluson and a great selection of similar used, new and collectible books available now at edda menor by snorri sturluson, available at book depository with free delivery worldwide. It is found in manuscripts as the third part of snorri s edda, after gylfaginning with its prologue. Gylfaginning e skaldskaparmal pdf genial ebooks download the ebook edda em prosa.
Bergen nonb digifoto 20151021 00229 nb mit fnr 10145 b. Icelandic tradition, however, persisted in ascribing either this edda or one resembling it to snorris much. Download snorri sturlusons the younger edda for your kindle, tablet, ipad, pc or. The only english translation to include the complete work a musthave for all students of early norse literature. There are only occasional traces of a tendency towards allegorical interpretation in gylfaginning, e. Brodeur, published by the americanscandinavian foundation in 1916. Snorra edda or simply edda, is an old norse compilation made in iceland in the early th century.
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