Prose Edda

AuthorSnorri Sturluson
GenreMythology
Original LanguageOld Norse
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NotesOld Norse work of literature written in Iceland in the early 13th century. The work is often assumed to have been written, or at least compiled, by the Icelandic scholar, lawspeaker and historian Snorri Sturluson around the year 1220. The Prose Edda was originally referred to as simply Edda, but was later titled the Prose Edda in modern collections to distinguish it from the collections titled Poetic Edda. Also known as the Younger Edda, or Snorri's Edda (Icelandic: Snorra-Edda).
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