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The Elder Eddas of Saemund Sigfusson: Nordic Legends, Poetry and Songs - Translated from the Original Old Norse Into English

The Elder Eddas of Saemund Sigfusson: Nordic Legends, Poetry and Songs - Translated from the Original Old Norse Into English

Thorpe, Benjamin

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ISBN10: 1789872030
ISBN13: 9781789872033
Publisher: Pantianos Classics
Published: Jan 1 1906
Pages: 146
Weight: 0.49
Height: 0.34 Width: 6.00 Depth: 9.00
Language: English

Benjamin Thorpe's excellent translations of the ancient Nordic legends - the Elder Eddas - are a superb introduction to Norse folklore and its pantheon of Gods.

This collection is comprised of poetry from the Eddas, and begins with a historical narrative of the authorship of these verses. According to scholars, the elder Eddas were written by S mund, a well-travelled man from a wealthy Nordic family in the 11th century AD. The younger Eddas were written by Snorre Sturleson about a century later. Both encompass the folklore and Nordic Gods; at the time, the Christianization of Scandinavia had not occurred, and so many citizens retained beliefs in the old Gods of the Norse pantheon; Odin, Thor and Loki to name a few examples.

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