The prose edda norse mythology brodeur translation. The gylfaginning deals with the creation and destruction of the world of the norse gods, and many other aspects of norse mythology. Snorri sturluson edda prologue and gylfaginning edited by anthony faulkes second edition. The poetic and prose eddas are ancient norse texts containing information about the origins of the universe according to norse mythology. But the kings 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. The elder edda is poetry, while the younger edda is mainly prose. The younger edda may in one sense be regarded as the sequel or commentary of the elder edda. 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. The most renowned of all works of scandinavian literature and our most extensive source of norse mythology. In chapter 21 of the prose edda book gylfaginning, the enthroned figure of high divulges that the god thor has two goats that drive his chariot and that these goats bear the names tanngnjostr and tanngrisnir. The prose edda is a must have for anyone wanting to know about their ancestory or just about odin, thor, freya etc. A book of viking lore penguin classics the nibelungenlied. Nov 05, 2011 open library is an initiative of the internet archive, a 501c3 nonprofit, building a digital library of internet sites and other cultural artifacts in digital form.
The younger edda contains the systematized theogony and cosmogony of our forefathers, while the elder edda presents the odinic faith in a 28 series of lays or rhapsodies. The prose edda penguin classics download free epub, pdf. Free kindle book and epub digitized and proofread by project gutenberg. Prose edda is a work without predecessor or parallel. Also called snorres edda, or the prose edda by snorri sturluson free ebook project gutenberg. In prose interspersed with powerful verse, the edda shows the. Edda, body of ancient icelandic literature contained in two thcentury books commonly distinguished as the prose, or younger, edda and the poetic, or elder, edda. The prose edda is the most renowned of all works of scandinavian literature and our most. It is the fullest and most detailed source for modern knowledge of germanic mythology. This is why the first section of the prose edda is called the deluding of gylfi or, in old norse, gylfaginning.
In it, snorri references the 3rd stanza of voluspa, the most famous poem of the poetic edda that details the mythological. The prose edda s stories were based on the oral tradition from the viking golden age 800. Gylfaginning, or the tricking of gylfi, is the first part of snorri. Listen to prose edda brodeur translation by snorri sturleson, multiple librivox community for free with a 30 day free trial. The prose edda snorri sturluson audiobook and ebook. His was the genius which may have composed some of the great poems the poetic edda. Open library is an initiative of the internet archive, a 501c3 nonprofit, building a digital library of internet sites and other cultural artifacts in digital form. Prose edda synonyms, prose edda pronunciation, prose edda translation, english dictionary definition of prose edda. The illuminated edda contains a brandnew translation of the poetic and prose eddas by andrew valkauskas.
The first edition of this book was published by the clarendon press, oxford. Prose edda definition of prose edda by the free dictionary. The prose edda, penguin classics by snorri sturluson. The prose edda is a text on old norse poetics, written about 1200 by the icelandic poet and politican snorri sturlson, who also wrote the heimskringla. The gylfaginning tells the story of gylfi, a king of the land that men now call sweden, who after being tricked by one of the goddesses of the. Get the authenticity and truthful ness of the stories without having to worry about the complexity of older academic translations.
Also called snorres edda, or the prose edda by snorri sturluson. Edda, and will be obliged to admit the close similarity between them in structure and in expression. Written in iceland, a century after the close of the viking age, it tells ancient stories of the norse creation epic and recounts the battles that follow as gods, giants, dwarves and elves struggle for survival. May 02, 2016 the prose edda, by snorri sturleson full length audibook also known as the younger edda or snorris edda, the prose edda is a threepart work composed or at least compiled by thirteenthcentury. Gylfaginning, or the tricking of gylfi, is the first part of snorri sturlusons prose edda. This illustrated translation has been rewritten using contemporary prose making it a pleasure to read. Create a book download as pdf download as epub download as.
The prose edda is the most renowned of all works of scandinavian literature and our most extensive source for norse mythology. Jul 28, 2005 the prose edda is the most renowned of all works of scandinavian literature and our most extensive source for norse mythology. The uppsala codex parchment of about 20 names snorris book as edda. The prose edda snorri sturluson audiobook and ebook all. The prose edda translated with an introduction, notes, and. The prose edda audio book norse mythology brodeur translation younger edda snorri sturleson 1178 1241, translated by arthur gilchrist brodeur 1888. The prose edda contains a wide variety of lore which a skald poet of the time would need to know. The prose edda is sturlusons attempt to create a guide a richly detailed guide to the oldest and earliest examples of scandinavian verse and myth. This is not an easylistening album for everybody, but it has the qualities that can make it manys favorite. Jul 31, 2006 free kindle book and epub digitized and proofread by project. The prose edda snorri sturleson unabridged with birds. That makes this book one of the closest sources we have to these tales as the vikings actually told them, not filtered through a modern lens. Actually, you can check out the myth right here at shmoop, but well give you a quick summary anyway. Jan, 2018 the prose edda audio book norse mythology brodeur translation younger edda snorri sturleson 1178 1241, translated by arthur gilchrist brodeur 1888 1971 also known as the younger edda.
Anthony faulkes, copenhagen 1985 early icelandic manuscripts in facsimile xv. Jan 31, 2006 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. A large part of what we know about nordic mythology stems from his edda. Also called snorres edda, or the prose edda snorri. Prose edda is a wonderful debut album that stands out in this particular genre, promising great success in the future. The second book, gylfaginning, old icelandic for the tricking of gylfi, describes the creation and destruction of the world of the nordic gods. Written in iceland a century after the close of the viking age, it tells ancient stories of the norse creation epic and recounts the battles that follow as gods, giants, dwarves and elves struggle for survival. The prose edda by snorri sturluson, paperback barnes. English source for the brodeur translation sections prolgue to skaldskaparmal and abbreviations comes from.
Although some scholars have doubted whether a sound stemma of the manuscripts can be created, due to the. The prose edda, also known as the younger edda, snorris edda icelandic. Written in iceland a century after the close of the viking age, the prose edda tells ancient stories of the norse creation epic and recounts the battles that follow as gods, giants, dwarves and elves struggle for survival. History of the norwegian kings, undoubtedly the best history written in the middle ages, a large book without a dull page, packed full of thrilling incidents and shrewd characterizations. Jan 10, 2019 gylfaginning, or the tricking of gylfi, is the first part of snorri sturlusons prose edda. He was the author of the prose edda or younger edda, which consists of gylfaginning the fooling of gylfi, a narrative of norse mythology, the skaldskaparmal, a book of poetic language, and the hattatal, a list of verse. The prose edda, by snorri sturleson full length audibook. Old norse source for the prose edda comes from heimskringla. The prose edda brodeur translation by snorri sturleson. Snorri sturluson feared that the traditional techniques of norse poetics, the pagan kennings, and the allusions to mythology would be forgotten with the introduction of new verse forms from europe.
Tales from norse mythology selected and translated by jean i. Ive heard for years about the prose edda, but i finally decided to read it. The prose edda forms the basis of what the world knows as norse mythology, and contains legends of the creation of the cosmos and the bestknown stories of odin, thor, and the other gods. The prose edda, by snorri sturleson full length audibook also known as the younger edda or snorris edda, the prose edda is a threepart work composed or at least compiled by thirteenthcentury. The result is no mere anthology, but a precisely designed and highly systematic outline of the literary rules and conventions imposed upon those texts. The english translation chosen for the prose edda is by arthur gilchrist brodeur, from a 1916 publication that is now in public domain. The following excerpt from the first book in the prose edda, gylfaginning, connects the poetic and prose edda together. Books by snorri sturluson sorted by popularity project gutenberg. The prose edda translated with an introduction, notes. He comes to the great judgment and gathers all the good into gimle to dwell there forever, and evermore delights enjoy. The first book of snorri sturlusons prose edda, the gylfaginning tricking of gylfi, contains a questionandanswer game in which gylfis questions reveal the nature of the norse cosmos. The two eddas have had a profound effect on european literature in both style and content, not least on j. The work is often assumed to have been written, or at least compiled, by the icelandic scholar, lawspeaker, and historian snorri sturluson c. As their sound will surely continue to mature and evolve we are bound to see them push the bar even higher.
It was designed as a handbook for poets to compose in the style of the skalds of the viking ages. The first part of the prose edda is the gylfaginning the tricking of gylfi, dealing with the creation of the world and the major elements of norse mythology. The prose edda annotated audiobook by snorri sturluson. The second part of the prose edda is called the skaldskaparmal and the third hattatal. The prose eddas stories were based on the oral tradition from the viking golden age 800. So now as if havin all these goddamned yankees fans prowlin round towns not bad nough, just tah make mattahs even wohrse some shitty ass boat made outtah a bunchah decayed toenails docks ovah next tah the aquahrium n lets loose the entiyah squadah those jehrkoff habs while at the same time that fuckin fiah demon roger goodell jumps up from outtah the sewahs covah. The first part of the prose edda is the gylfaginning the tricking of gylfi, dealing with. The work is often assumed to have been written, or at least compiled, by the icelandic scholar, lawspeaker, and historian snorri sturluson. The prologue is the first section of four books of the edda, consisting of an euhemerized christian account of the. Odin and his brothers, vili and ve slay the giant ymir and use his blood and bones to fashion the world and its inhabitants. Gylfaginning by snorri sturluson goodreads share book. The prose edda translated with an introduction, notes, and vocabulary by rasmus b. Snorra edda or, historically, simply as edda, is an old norse work of literature written in iceland during the early th century.
He is called in our speech allfather, but in the elder asgard he. A similar combination of scholarly and imaginative talent is seen in the prose edda c. Snorris prose edda was written in response to these new trends as a handbook for those aspiring icelandic skalds poets who wanted to master the traditional forms of verse and the older stories essential to the imagery of old norse poetry xi. Prose edda brodeur translation by snorri sturleson and. Prose eddagylfaginning wikisource, the free online library. The younger edda, also known as snorres edda, or the prose edda, is a collection of old norse poems preserved by snorri sturluson 11791241. His work surveys the content, style and metres of traditional viking poetry and includes a lengthy poem of snorries own, honoring the king of norway. It is an exposition of the rule of poetic diction with many examples, applications, and retellings of myths and legends. This collection, the prose edda, was the first time the viking myths were assembled and written down in plain prose before then, they existed only as oral poems. Its tales are peopled by giants, dwarves, and elves, superhuman heroes and indomitable warrior queens. Intended to be a handbook in skaldic poetry, it preserves invaluable mythological tales that were on the verge of being forgotten even in sturlusons time. Voluspa norse and germanic lore site with old norse. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. A collection of old norse poems, called the elder or poetic edda, assembled in the early 1200s.
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