Snorri was a christian, and the effects of a christian perspective are apparent in this work, but he nevertheless treats pagan mythology with respect and seriousness. Does anyone have copies of the prose edda and the poetic edda. Project gutenberg 61,844 free ebooks 6 by snorri sturluson. Snorris authorship of the poem is unequivocally confirmed both by attribution in the earliest manuscript u and by the attribution to him of. Together with the poetic edda, it comprises the major store of pagan scandinavian mythology. Heimskringla or the chronicle of the kings of norway. Click download or read online button to get the poetic edda the elder edda book now. Read the prose edda tales from norse mythology by snorri sturluson available from rakuten kobo.
Click download or read online button to get the prose edda of snorri sturluson book now. Ebook edda menor en formato epub, mobi, pdf y kindle. The prose edda consists of the gylfaginning the fooling of gylfi, a collection of norse mythology, and the skaldskaparmal, a book of poetic language used by norse poets. 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.
Zalerts allow you to be notified by email about the availability of new books according to your search query. A big plus is the fact that the book contains both the original names of characters in old icelandic, and a translation in english. The two eddas have had a profound effect on european literature in both style and content, not least on j. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading edda illustrated. Snorri sturluson edda prologue and gylfaginning edited by. Also called snorres edda, or the prose edda by snorri sturluson free ebook project gutenberg. Snorri sturluson, icelandic poet, historian, and chieftain, author of the prose edda and the heimskringla.
The first part of the prose edda is the gylfaginning the tricking of gylfi, dealing with the creation of the world and the major elements of norse mythology. Also called snorres edda, or the prose edda by snorri sturluson. The source of inspiration for modern works as diverse as the tetralogy of wagner and tolkien the lord of the rings, snorri sturlson of edda en prose is a collection of pagan tales that are among the most influential of all myths and legends, translated with notes and an introduction by jesse byock in penguin modern classics. The prose edda norse mythology download ebook pdf, epub. 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, what was the beginning, or how did things start. Jul 31, 2006 free kindle book and epub digitized and proofread by project gutenberg. The present volume contains all of the younger edda that can possibly be of any importance to english readers.
The later younger or prose edda, gathered or transcribed by snorri sturluson in about 1220 ce, is the other such source, largely drawing on and even directly quoting from the. Download the prose edda ebook in epub, mobi and pdf format. Ive found plenty of places to read them online, but i want to put them on my phone and a kindle as well. Formaty na czytniki kindle, pocketbook oraz telefony z systemami android, ios, windows. Brages talk, the afterword to brages talk, and the important passages in the poetical diction skaldskaparmal. This is an excellent translation of snorri sturlusons prose edda. Does anyone have copies of the prose edda and the poetic edda in epub mobi pdf format. The prose edda ebook by snorri sturluson rakuten kobo.
Works of snorri sturluson ebook by snorri sturluson. The prose edda ebook epub electronic book the prose edda by snorri sturluson for iphone, ipad txt format version, file with page numbers the prose edda by snorri sturluson kindle edition with audio multimedia cd video hardcover new or used, cheap audiobook pric theres also other ava. Does anyone have copies of the prose edda and the poetic. The work is often assumed to have been written, or at least compiled, by the icelandic scholar, lawspeaker, and historian snorri sturluson c. Click download or read online button to get the prose edda norse mythology book now. The work is often assumed to have been written, or at least compiled, by the icelandic scholar, lawspeaker, and historian snorri sturluson. Edda illustrated kindle edition by sturluson, snorri. Ebook edda mayor en formato epub, mobi, pdf y kindle. Wspieraj legalne zrodla zamiast strony typu chomikuj. Click download or read online button to get odinism book now. Ive found plenty of places to read them online, but i want to put them on my. 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. Gods and giants bestride these ancient tales, in which warrior queens and noble heroes battle with elves, dwarves, and f. A search query can be a title of the book, a name of the author, isbn or anything else.
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 prose edda by snorri sturluson by snorri sturluson. The younger edda also called snorres edda, or the prose. The prose edda, also known as the younger edda, snorri s edda icelandic.
Snorra edda or simply edda, is an old norse compilation made in iceland in the early th century. The prose edda, also known as the younger edda, snorris edda icelandic. 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 prose edda is a collection of norse mythology and epic poetry written by snorri sturluson, the author of the heimskringla. 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. The prose edda snorri sturluson audiobook and ebook.
Jan 18, 2005 free kindle book and epub digitized and proofread by project gutenberg. Brodeur, arthur gilchrist, 1888publication date 1916 topics. The prose edda of snorri sturluson download ebook pdf. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. Edda in prosa italiano pdf download dentlemuffpres. The prose edda is the most renowned of all works of scandinavian literature and our most extensive source for norse mythology. In fact, it gives more than has ever before been presented in any translation into english, german or any of the modern scandinavian tongues. Along with the older poetic edda, snorri sturlusons prose edda is one of the most important works of old norse literature. Gratis poetic edda and prose edda pdf piu popolare. Edda starsza i mlodsza snorri sturluson ebook w epub. 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. Brodeur, arthur gilchrist, 1888publication date 1916 topics mythology, norse publisher new york, the americanscandinavian foundation. Free kindle book and epub digitized and proofread by project gutenberg.
The prose edda snorri sturluson audiobook and ebook all. The prose edda ebook epub electronic book the prose edda by snorri sturluson for iphone, ipad txt format version, file with page numbers the prose edda by snorri sturluson kindle edition with audio multimedia cd video hardcover new or used, cheap audiobook pric theres also other available format to download. The prose edda by snorri sturluson by snorri sturluson nook. A similar combination of scholarly and imaginative talent is seen in the prose edda c. The edda in prose is the most famous of all the works. Snorra edda or, historically, simply as edda, is an old norse work of literature written in iceland during the early th century. A dynamic table of contents allows you to jump directly to the work selected. Norse mythology penguin classics snorri sturluson, jesse l. This site is like a library, use search box in the widget to get ebook that you want. The elder edda by snorri sturluson 1220 ad youtube.