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Illustrated with 10 unique illustrations.

This translation of the Poetic Eddas is highly readable. They are also a primary source for our knowledge of ancient Norse paganism.

The poems are great tragic literature, with vivid descriptions of the emotional states of the protagonists, Gods and heroes alike. Women play a prominent role in the Eddic age, and many of them are delineated as skilled warriors.

The impact of these sagas from a sparsely inhabited rocky island in the middle of the Atlantic on world culture is wide-ranging. 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 characters in the Hobbit, and the Lord of the Rings.

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  • Publication Date: February 18, 2008
  • Text-to-Speech: Enabled
  • Lending: Enabled
  • Print Length: 472 Pages
  • File Size: 1,466 KB

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