The Prose Edda, Viking Lore Unveiled: A Comprehensive Guide to the Masterpiece of Norse Mythology - Couverture souple

Hansen, Erik

 
9781961963344: The Prose Edda, Viking Lore Unveiled: A Comprehensive Guide to the Masterpiece of Norse Mythology
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ISBN 10 : 1961963345 ISBN 13 : 9781961963344
Editeur : Novus Liber, 2026

Synopsis

In 1220, a medieval Icelander wrote the book that saved Norse mythology. This is your guide to it.

Snorri Sturluson's Prose Edda is our single most important source for the Norse gods. It is also one of the most complex and rewarding works of medieval literature, and one of the least understood.

The Prose Edda: Viking Lore Unveiled takes you through Snorri's masterwork systematically — who wrote it, how it is structured, what it actually contains, and why it still matters:

✔️ The gods, giants, dwarves, and heroes of the Norse tradition — rendered with the depth and complexity the original text gives them
✔️ The cosmological system of the nine realms — not as a list of settings but as a coherent philosophical vision
✔️ The Prose Edda's relationship to the Poetic Edda, the sagas, and the broader Norse tradition
✔️ The text's extraordinary legacy — from medieval Iceland to Tolkien to the present day
✔️ Every copy includes a QR code to download a complete digital translation of the Prose Edda

The gods are waiting in Snorri's pages, exactly where he left them eight centuries ago. They are worth the visit.

Your journey into the Norse mythological tradition starts here.

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Éditeur
Novus Liber
Date d'édition
2026
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
1961963345
ISBN 13 
9781961963344
Reliure
Broché
Nombre de pages
184
Coordonnées du fabricant
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Personne responsable
gpsr@libri.de
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