Free kindle book and epub digitized and proofread by project gutenberg. The function of loki in snorri sturlusons edda history. Snorri s authorship of the poem is unequivocally confirmed both by attribution in the earliest manuscript u and by the attribution to him of. Snorri sturluson edda viking society web publications. Snorri sturluson, article by jonas kristjansson at snorrastofa. Hence the prose edda is of interest because it contains one of the first attempts to devise a rational explanation for mythological and legendary events. 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. With a few exceptions, i think that the author did a good job of allowing a useful rendition of this th. Snorri sturluson hattatal viking society web publications. In this work snorri arranges and recounts the legends of norse mythology in an entertaining way.
The gylfaginning deals with the creation and destruction of the world of the norse gods, and many other aspects of norse mythology. A large part of what we know about nordic mythology stems from his edda. 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. Learn vocabulary, terms, and more with flashcards, games, and other study tools. Fotomosaik edda portable is software which allows you to create photo mosaic pictures from your own computer. The translation was rendered as clearly and as accurately as possible. Although snorri was a christian, he treated the ancient pagan mythology with great respect. 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. He was threetime elected lawspeaker at the icelandic parliament, the althing. To this end, snorri created a quasihistorical backstory for the norse gods. Challenging eurocentric theories of migration, azerbaijan international, vol. Download snorri sturlusons the younger edda for your kindle, tablet, ipad, pc or. The main component of this book is a facing page translation.
Snorri article about snorri by the free dictionary. Snorri sturluson also spelled snorre sturlason was an icelandic historian, poet and politician. A photo mosaic picture is made up of tiny photos which are fitted together in such a way that, from a distance, they blend together to create the appearance of a new picture. Prose eddagylfaginning wikisource, the free online library. Intended to be a handbook in skaldic poetry, it preserves invaluable mythological tales that were on the verge of being forgotten even in sturlusons time. He then explains the ornate diction of the ancient skaldic poets and explains the great variety of poetic metres used in skaldic read more. The function of loki in snorri sturlusons edda stefanie.
Its gods live with the tragic knowledge of their own impending destruction in the cataclysmic battle of. But the next night was clear, and the master at once read in. To the modern reader, this gives the negotiation a moral quality, as if founded on some higher principle of honesty or oathtaking. Jan 10, 2019 gylfaginning, or the tricking of gylfi, is the first part of snorri sturlusons prose edda.
The prose edda brodeur translation snorri sturleson 1178 1241, translated by arthur gilchrist brodeur 1888 1971 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. Deeper linguistic and metalinguistic levels of meaning may be fathomed by those who work closely with the old norse text. The work is also known, variously, as snorri s edda, snorri sturlusons edda, the younger edda, and the prose edda. His heimskringla, also called orbis terrarum, is a history of norway from ancient times to 1177. His book has an introduction, notes, a vocabulary, and an index added to the contents below. The name is not found as the heading of this part of the text in any early manuscript r and w have large ornamental initials at 12, though. He was twice elected lawspeaker at the icelandic parlia. He was the author of the prose edda or younger edda and the heimskringla, a history of the norwegian kings that begins with legendary material and moves through to early medieval scandinavian history. The second part of the prose edda is called the skaldskaparmal and the third hattatal.
The names of gods and goddesses in snorri sturlusons edda. It is essentially a collection of four sections interspersed with excerpts from earlier skaldic and eddic poetry containing tales from norse mythology. The prose edda, also known as the younger edda, snorri s edda icelandic. History of the norwegian kings, undoubtedly the best history written in the middle ages, a large book without a dull page, packed full of thrilling incidents and shrewd characterizations. Along with snorri sturlusons prose edda, the poetic edda is the most important extant source on norse mythology and germanic heroic legends. Snorris prose edda, also called the younger edda, is the most important source on ancient icelandic mythology and skaldic poetry.
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. Some researchers believe snorri based it largely on folkloric oral traditions that he may have heard, while others think he used an elder written edda. Snorri sturluson simple english wikipedia, the free. 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. Snorri sturluson, icelandic poet, historian, and chieftain, author of the prose edda and the heimskringla. Snorri sturluson 1178 september 23, 1241 was an icelandic historian, poet and politician. The older poems of the poetic edda were snorri s sources for a large part of his edda, consisting of three parts. Here is an english version of snorres edda, also called the younger edda. The most famous medieval icelandic writer was snorri sturluson 11791241.
Where the notes seem to the reader insufficient, we must refer him to our norse mythology, where he will, we trust, find much of the additional information he may. Mar 21, 2017 snorris edda was later nicknamed the younger edda because much of it derives from older sources. The only english translation to include the complete work a musthave for all students of early norse literature. His was the genius which may have composed some of the great poems the poetic edda. A similar combination of scholarly and imaginative talent is seen in the prose edda c. These names were introduced to distinguish it from a collection of mythological and heroic poetry which early modern scholars, for no solid reason, dubbed saemunds edda, after a mistaken attribution. Codex wormianus, fourteenth century, named from ole worm, from whose hands it passed, in 1706, into the hands of arni magnusson. He wrote a number of books, including one best known as the prose edda, which contains a great deal of scandinavian mythological material. The younger eddasnorri sturlusonfree downloadpdf epub. Of all published articles, the following were the most read within the past 12 months. Snorri sturluson edda prologue and gylfaginning edited by anthony faulkes second edition viking society for northern research university college london 2005. In this work, snorri discriminatingly selected the most authentic elements from written and oral sources and. The prose edda snorri sturluson audiobook and ebook all. A big plus is the fact that the book contains both the original names of characters in old icelandic, and a translation in english.
This is an excellent translation of snorri sturlusons prose edda. Firstly, one must appreciate that this is snorri s edda the prose edda, and will appeal mostly to those who have an avid interest or appreciation of nordic mythology. That one too is numbered among the esir whom some call the slanderer of the esir and originator of deceptions and a stain of the esir and humans. Also called snorres edda, or the prose edda by snorri sturluson.
Together with the poetic edda, it comprises the major store of scandinavian mythology. The younger edda, also known as snorres edda, or the prose edda, is a collection of old norse poems preserved by snorri sturluson 11791241. Read online edda and download edda book full in pdf formats. Download for offline reading, highlight, bookmark or take notes while you read edda. Snorra edda or simply edda, is an old norse work of literature written in iceland in the early th century. Snorri was a great poet as well as a great writer, and he. In the thirteenth century, snorri sturluson 11791241 maae qn attempt to infuse new interest in the art of skaldic poetry. Snorra edda or, historically, simply as edda, is an old norse work of literature written in iceland during the early th century.
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