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The Prose Edda
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Description
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. In prose interspersed with powerful verse, the Edda shows the gods' tragic realization that the future holds one final cataclysmic battle, Ragnarok, when the world will be destroyed. These tales have proved to be among the most influential of all myths and legends, inspiring works such as Wagner's Ring Cycle and Tolkien's The Lord of the Rings.
Translated with an Introduction and notes by JESSE BYOCK
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Penguin Classics
Product details
- Paperback | 224 pages
- 129 x 198 x 13mm | 168g
- 31 Jan 2006
- Penguin Books Ltd
- Penguin Classics
- London, United Kingdom
- English
- Illustrations, map
- 0140447555
- 9780140447552
- 17,983
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About Jesse Byock
Jesse Bycock is Professor of Icelandic and Old Norse Literature at the University of California and has published widely on Medieval Iceland. For Penguin, he is the author of Viking Age Iceland (2001).
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