Younger Edda

The Prose Edda, known also as the Younger Edda or Snorri's Edda is an Icelandic manual of poetics which also contains many mythological stories. Its purpose was to enable Icelandic poets and readers to understand the subtleties of alliterative verse, and to grasp the meaning behind the many kennings that were used in skaldic poetry.

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Icelandic - Alliterative verse - Kenning - Skaldic poetry

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It was written by the Icelandic scholar and historian Snorri Sturluson around 1220. It survives in seven main manuscripts, written from about 1300 to about 1600.

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Snorri Sturluson - 1220

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The Prose Edda consists of three distinct sections: the Gylfaginning (c 20 000 words), the Skáldskaparmál (c 50 000 words) and the Háttatal (c 20 000 words).

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Gylfaginning - Skáldskaparmál - Háttatal

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See also: Edda, Elder Edda.

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Edda - Elder Edda

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