The Prose Edda: Tales From Norse Mythology
- Categories Books , Adults & General Classification , Science Fiction & Fantasy
- Stock Availability: Out Of Stock
- ISBN: 9780140447552
- Total Pages: 304
- Available Book Formats: Paperback
- Year: 2005
Price:
JOD 11.00
The Prose Edda is the most renowned of all works of Scandinavian literature and our most extensive source for Norse mythology. 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. It also preserves the oral memory of heroes, warrior kings and queens. In clear prose interspersed with powerful verse, the Edda provides unparalleled insight into the gods' tragic realisation that the future holds one final cataclysmic battle, Ragnarok, when the world will be destroyed.