The Prose Edda: Tales from Norse Mythology - Paperback
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Availability:In StockContributor:Snorri Sturluson, Jesse L. Byock (Translator), Jesse L. Byock (Introduction by)Audience:Young AdultPublish date:2006-01-31Pages:304
Language:EnglishPublisher:Penguin ClassicsISBN-13:9780140447552ISBN-10:140447555UPC:9780140447552Book Category:Poetry, Social ScienceBook Subcategory:Medieval, Folklore & MythologySize:7.74 x 5.20 x 0.55 inchesWeight:0.3902Product ID:SC0K3J5566
The Prose Edda: Tales from Norse Mythology
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 Ragnarok. Its time scale spans the eons from the...
Language:EnglishPublisher:Penguin ClassicsISBN-13:9780140447552ISBN-10:140447555UPC:9780140447552Book Category:Poetry, Social ScienceBook Subcategory:Medieval, Folklore & MythologySize:7.74 x 5.20 x 0.55 inchesWeight:0.3902Product ID:SC0K3J5566
Snorri Sturluson (1179-1241) was the son of an upstart Icelandic chieftain. He rose to become Iceland's richest and, for a time, most powerful leader. Jesse Byock is a professor of Icelandic and Old Norse studies at UCLA. He is the translator of The Saga of the Volsungs and The Saga of King Hrolf Kraki for Penguin Classics.
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