Poetic Edda vs. Prose Edda: The Difference

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  • The Poetic Edda: Stories of the Norse Gods and Heroes (Hackett Classics)

    • UPC: 884903802394
    • ASIN: 1624663567
    • ISBN: 1624663567
    • Brand: HACKETT
    • Manufacturer: Hackett Publishing Company, Inc.

    "The poems of the Poetic Edda have waited a long time for a Modern English translation that would do them justice. Here it is at last (Odin be praised!) and well worth the wait. These amazing texts from a 13th-century Icelandic manuscript are of huge historical, mythological and literary importance, containing the lion's share of information that s... [Read More]

  • The Poetic Edda

    • ASIN: 0292764995
    • ISBN: 9780292764996
    • Brand: University of Texas Press
    • Manufacturer: University of Texas Press

    The Poetic Edda comprises a treasure trove of mythic and spiritual verse holding an important place in Nordic culture, literature, and heritage. Its tales of strife and death form a repository, in poetic form, of Norse mythology and heroic lore, embodying both the ethical views and the cultural life of the North during the late heathen and early Ch... [Read More]

  • The Prose Edda: Norse Mythology (Penguin Classics)

    • ASIN: 0140447555
    • ISBN: 0140447555
    • Brand: Snorri Sturluson
    • Manufacturer: Penguin Classics

    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. Its tales are peopled by giants, dwarves, and elves, superhuman heroes and indomitable warrior queens. Its gods live with the tragic knowledge of their own impending destruction in the cataclysmic battle of Ragna... [Read More]

  • The Poetic Edda (Oxford World's Classics)

    • ASIN: 0199675341
    • ISBN: 0199675341
    • Brand: imusti
    • Manufacturer: Oxford

    She sees, coming up a second time, Earth from the ocean, eternally greenthe waterfalls plunge, an eagle soars above them, over the mountain hunting fish. After the terrible conflagration of Ragnarok, the earth rises serenely again from the ocean, and life is renewed. The Poetic Edda begins with The Seeresss Prophecy which recounts the creation of t... [Read More]

  • The Saga of the Volsungs: With the Saga of Ragnar Lothbrok (Hackett Classics)

    • ASIN: 1624666337
    • ISBN: 1624666337
    • Manufacturer: Hackett Publishing Company, Inc.

    From the translator of the bestselling Poetic Edda (Hackett, 2015) comes a gripping new rendering of two of the greatest sagas of Old Norse literature. Together the two sagas recount the story of seven generations of a single legendary heroic family and comprise our best source of traditional lore about its members—including, among others, the ... [Read More]

  • The Poetic Edda: The Two Volumes in One Book (The Poetic Edda - Top 100 Books)

    • ASIN: 1517111714
    • ISBN: 1517111714
    • Manufacturer: CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform

    The Poetic EddaTranslated From the Icelandic with an Introduction and NotesByHenry Adams BellowsTwo Volumes in OneA Collection of Old Norse Poems from the Icelandic Mediaeval Manuscript known as the Codex Regius.THERE is scarcely any literary work of great importance which has been less readily available for the general reader, or even for the seri... [Read More]

  • The Poetic Edda: The Heroic Poems (Dover Value Editions)

    • ASIN: 0486460215
    • ISBN: 0486460215
    • Manufacturer: Dover Publications

    Passed down long ago from poet to poet and singer to singer in the great oral tradition of Scandinavia, this collection of heroic sagas explores a mythical world. Incorporating legends of Norse gods and heroes, great fires and floods, superhuman warriors and doomed lovers, these dramatic poems weave vivid portraits of powerful characters caught up ... [Read More]

  • Saga Six Pack 2 - Poetic Edda, The Nibelungenlied, Saga of Thorstein, Fridthjof the Bold, Ingolf's Saga and King Harald's Saga (Illustrated)

    • ASIN: B010EHALUC

    Magic swords and mighty longships. Treacherous maidens and invisible elves. A powerful gold ring.Saga Six Pack 2 presents another awesome collection of classic adventures from the North Atlantic:The Poetic EddaThe NibelungenliedSaga of ThorsteinFridthjof the BoldKing Harald's SagaIngolf's SagaEach text has been newly revised and optimized for digit... [Read More]

  • The Odinist Edda: Sacred Lore of the North

    • ASIN: B00MAAYWRU
    • Manufacturer: The Norroena Society

    From the ashes arises the sacred lore of the North, the ancient stories and proverbial wisdom of the Odinist religion. Mighty Gods and fierce Giants battle in the never-ending struggle between order and chaos, while men seek honor and glory in the eyes of their beloved deities. After many years of research and piecing together sources, now comes th... [Read More]

  • Pocket Havamal

    • ASIN: 1937571262
    • ISBN: 1937571262
    • Manufacturer: Huginn & Muninn

    Have you ever been out talking with someone and knew there was a perfect Havamal quote for the situation but you just couldn't remember it exactly? Ever been inspired out in nature and felt the urge to read the words of Odin? If so, the Pocket Havamal is for you! This Pocket Sized book includes the entire Benjamin Thorpe translation of the Havamal ... [Read More]

  • The Poetic Edda

    • ASIN: 1461068924
    • ISBN: 1461068924
    • Manufacturer: CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform

    "The Poetic Edda" comprises a treasure trove of mythic and spiritual verse holding an important place in Nordic culture, literature, and heritage. Its tales of strife and death form a repository, in poetic form, of Norse mythology and heroic lore, embodying both the ethical views and the cultural life of the North during the late heathen and early ... [Read More]

  • The Prose Edda (Translated with an Introduction, Notes, and Vocabulary by Rasmus B. Anderson)

    • ASIN: 142095637X
    • ISBN: 142095637X
    • Manufacturer: Digireads.com Publishing

    “The Prose Edda”, or “Younger Edda”, is a classic collection of Norse myths of the Icelandic people believed to have been written or compiled by Icelandic scholar and historian Snorri Sturluson around the year 1220. Preserved through a handful of medieval manuscripts and another dating to the 17th century, “The Prose Edda” is composed o... [Read More]

  • Myths of the Norsemen: From the Eddas and Sagas

    • UPC: 800759273485
    • ASIN: 0486273482
    • ISBN: 0486273482
    • Manufacturer: Dover Publications

    Over the centuries, Northern mythology has exerted much influence on Western customs, language, and literature. Its principal theme of the perpetual struggle of the beneficent forces of nature against the injurious, and its twin characteristics of dark tragedy and grim humor, tinge much European literature and music, most notably Wagner’s Ring Cy... [Read More]

  • Hávamál: A New Translation

    • ASIN: 1941136133
    • ISBN: 1941136133
    • Manufacturer: The Troth, Inc.

    The Hávamál, or "Speech of the High One", is an Old Norse poem that relates wise counsel and ancient myths, spoken by the god Odin. The Hávamál is the centerpiece of the collection known as the Poetic Edda. This new translation brings the poem's timeless wisdom to life. For every new copy of this edition that is purchased, The Troth will donate... [Read More]

  • Passion, Love, & Tears: Poems

    • ASIN: 1542897319
    • ISBN: 1542897319
    • Manufacturer: CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform

    Enter a lyrical journey from yearning to love through poetry. The road leads one woman from idealized dreaming to heartachingly unrequited feelings and back into the world again, always searching, always hoping for that one special person. L. R. Camacho’s slender, eloquent collection of poetry is a record of this journey. Each poem stands on its ... [Read More]

  • The Nibelungenlied (Dover Thrift Editions)

    • UPC: 800759414147
    • ASIN: 0486414140
    • ISBN: 0486414140
    • Manufacturer: Dover Publications

    An epic tale of heroism and treachery, romance and revenge, The Nibelungenlied — perhaps best known as the source for Wagner's Ring cycle — has entertained readers for centuries. This prose translation of the ancient poem offers a gripping account of the downfall of a royal house, the Burgundians, of Nibelungen.Written by an unknown poet at the... [Read More]

  • Pocket Havamal Benjamin Thorpe Version Faux Leather

    • ASIN: 1937571114
    • ISBN: 1937571114
    • Manufacturer: Huginn & Muninn

    NOTE - THIS IS A PAPERBACK WITH A "LEATHER" PRINT PATTERN. THIS IS NOT A LEATHER BOUND BOOK. Have you ever been out talking with someone and knew there was a perfect Havamal quote for the situation but you just couldn't remember it exactly? Ever been inspired out in nature and felt the urge to read the words of Odin? If so, the Pocket Havamal is fo... [Read More]

  • Poetic Edda vs. Prose Edda: The Difference

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