The Poetic Edda, also known as Sæmundar Edda or the Elder Edda, is a collection of Old Norse poems from the Icelandic medieval manuscript Codex Regius ("Royal Book").

Edda, body of ancient Icelandic literature contained in two 13th-century books commonly distinguished as the Prose, or Younger, Edda and the Poetic, or Elder, Edda. It is the fullest and most detailed …

Wagners' operas are largely based on incidents from the Edda, via the Niebelungenlied. J.R.R. Tolkien also plundered the Eddas for atmosphere, plot material and the names of many characters in the …

Apr 15, 2024 · The Poetic Edda is a collection of poems about Norse mythology. It exists in several different manuscripts from the 13th and 14th century.

The Younger Edda is a prose paraphrase of, and commentary on, these poems and others which are lost, together with a treatise on metre, written by the historian Snorri Sturluson about 1220.

The title Edda is applied both to ancient eddic poetry and to the Prose Edda of Snorri Sturluson, a guide to Old Norse mythology and prosody written in the 13th century.

Nov 22, 2024 · The Prose Edda, also known as the Younger Edda or Snorri’s Edda, is a seminal work of Old Norse literature composed in Iceland during the early 13th century. The work is often attributed …

Feb 4, 2025 · The Prose Edda—also referred to as the Younger Edda or Snorra Edda—stands as one of the most important literary works for understanding Norse mythology and medieval Icelandic culture.

Mar 21, 2017 · Edda is a term used to describe two Icelandic manuscripts that were copied down and compiled in the 13th century CE. Together they are the main sources of Norse mythology and skaldic …

Mar 5, 2023 · Yes, the Poetic Edda was written after the Prose Edda. But the stories that make up the Poetic Edda have been known and shared for thousands of years before they were written down, like …