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 …

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 …

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.

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 …

Oct 27, 2025 · The Poetic Edda, also known as the Sæmundar Edda, or the Elder Edda, is a collection of Old Norse poems primarily preserved in the Icelandic mediaeval manuscript …

The work known as the Prose Edda or Snorri's Edda is a handbook of poetry written by Snorri Sturluson between around 1225 and 1230. To explain circumlocutions such as "Freyja's tears" …

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...

The two Eddas, the Prose Edda, or Younger Edda together with the Poetic, or Elder Edda, represent the best written sources for modern knowledge of the old Germanic mythology.

What is the Edda? The Eddas are a collection of Old Norse poems and stories. Old Norse is the North Germanic language of medieval Norway, Iceland, Denmark, and Sweden.