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| - The Prose Edda was written by Snorri Sturluson. It is composed of the prologue and the Gylfaginning, or the Tricking of Gylfi (c. 20,000 words), which deals with Norse gods and the creation and destruction of the world. It also contains the Skáldskaparmál and the Háttatal. See Prose Edda (Text) See also Poetic Edda (Text)
- The Prose Edda is a compilation of books divided in four sections, supposedly written by Snorri Sturluson .
- The Prose Edda, also known as the Younger Edda, Snorri's Edda (Icelandic: Snorra Edda) or simply Edda, is an Old Norse work of literature written in Iceland in the early 13th century. Together with the Poetic Edda, it comprises the major store of Scandinavian mythology. The work is often assumed to have been written, or at least compiled, by the Icelandic scholar and historian Snorri Sturluson around the year 1220.
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| - The Prose Edda, also known as the Younger Edda, Snorri's Edda (Icelandic: Snorra Edda) or simply Edda, is an Old Norse work of literature written in Iceland in the early 13th century. Together with the Poetic Edda, it comprises the major store of Scandinavian mythology. The work is often assumed to have been written, or at least compiled, by the Icelandic scholar and historian Snorri Sturluson around the year 1220. It begins with a euhemerized Prologue, a section on the Norse cosmogony, pantheon and myths. This is followed by three distinct books: Gylfaginning (consisting of around 20,000 words), Skáldskaparmál (around 50,000 words) and Háttatal (around 20,000 words). Seven manuscripts, dating from around 1300 to around 1600, have independent textual value. Sturluson planned the collection as a textbook. It was to enable Icelandic poets and readers to understand the subtleties of alliterative verse, and to grasp the meaning behind the many kenningar (compounds) that were used in skaldic poetry. The Prose Edda was originally referred to as simply the Edda, but was later called the Prose Edda to distinguish it from the Poetic Edda, a collection of anonymous poetry from earlier traditional sources compiled around the same time as the Prose Edda in 13th century Iceland. The Prose Edda is related to the Poetic Edda in that the Prose Edda cites various poems collected in the Poetic Edda as sources.
- The Prose Edda was written by Snorri Sturluson. It is composed of the prologue and the Gylfaginning, or the Tricking of Gylfi (c. 20,000 words), which deals with Norse gods and the creation and destruction of the world. It also contains the Skáldskaparmál and the Háttatal. See Prose Edda (Text) See also Poetic Edda (Text)
- The Prose Edda is a compilation of books divided in four sections, supposedly written by Snorri Sturluson .
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