The prose Edda of Snorri Sturluson: tales from Norse mythology by Snorri Sturluson

The prose Edda of Snorri Sturluson: tales from Norse mythology

Snorri Sturluson with Jean Isobel Young, Arthur Gilchrist Brodeur (Translator)

131 pages first pub 1220 (view editions)

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The Prose Edda is a text on Old Norse Poetics, written about 1200 by the Icelandic poet and politican Snorri Sturlson, who also wrote the Heimskringla. The Prose Edda contains a wide variety of lore which a Skald (poet) of the time would need to k...

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Community Reviews

3.98
based on 1,613 reviews

Moods

informative: 69%

adventurous: 68%

funny: 27%

challenging: 22%

reflective: 20%

mysterious: 18%

inspiring: 14%

dark: 12%

lighthearted: 8%

relaxing: 5%

sad: 2%

emotional: 1%

hopeful: 1%

tense: 1%


Pace

18% of readers chose fast
55% of readers chose medium
25% of readers chose slow
fast
medium
slow

Plot or character driven?

21% of readers chose Plot
28% of readers chose A mix
7% of readers chose Character
42% of readers chose N/A
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Strong character development?

7% of readers chose Yes
14% of readers chose Complicated
57% of readers chose No
21% of readers chose N/A
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Loveable characters?

7% of readers chose Yes
50% of readers chose Complicated
14% of readers chose No
28% of readers chose N/A
Yes
Complicated
No
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Diverse cast of characters?

46% of readers chose Yes
26% of readers chose Complicated
6% of readers chose No
20% of readers chose N/A
Yes
Complicated
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Flaws of characters a main focus?

30% of readers chose Yes
7% of readers chose Complicated
23% of readers chose No
38% of readers chose N/A
Yes
Complicated
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