LoginEdda (Everyman's Library)
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"But the king's heart swells, bulging with courage in battle, where heroes sink down…"
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. His work surveys the content, style and metres of traditional Viking poetry and includes a lengthy poem of Snorrie's own, honoring the king of Norway. Ironically, Snorri was killed in his cellar in Iceland in 1241 on the instigation of the king of Norway, as a result of political intrigue.
The Edda contains the most extensive account of Norse myths and legends that have sur
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Manufacturer: Everyman Paperbacks
Release date: 6 April 1995
ISBN-10 : 0460876163 | ISBN-13: 9780460876162
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Release date: 6 April 1995
ISBN-10 : 0460876163 | ISBN-13: 9780460876162
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