false 23151677 1193946 24658 0140447555 9780140447552 18 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1167542593m/24658.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1167542593s/24658.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/24658.The_Prose_Edda_Norse_Mythology 4.10 244 The stirring, bloody, and tragic saga that inspired such artists as Wagner, Borges, and Tolkien

Written in Iceland a century after the close of the Viking Age, The Prose Edda is the source of most of what we know of Norse mythology. Its tales are peopled by giants, dwarves, and elves, superhuman heroes and indomitable warrior queens. Its gods live with the tragic knowledge of their own impending destruction in the cataclysmic battle of Ragnarok. Its time scale spans the eons from the world’s creation to its violent end. This robust new translation captures the magisterial sweep and startling psychological complexity of the Old Icelandic original.]]> 13879 4.04 459 42 198937 4.04 586 63 1220 4 0 false Wed May 28 13:52:57 -0700 2008 Wed May 28 13:53:09 -0700 2008