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Prose Edda 19 - Anderson · The Sacred Matrix

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Prose Edda

Norse MythologyAncient Myth / ComparativeOld Norse

Prose Edda 19

Anderson - English

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To The Fooling Of Gylfe.

Prose Edda 19

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Tradition: Norse Mythology
Category: Mythographic text
Claimed author: Snorri Sturluson
Likely origin: Snorri Sturluson and later manuscript tradition
Date: 13th century CE; 1901 public-domain English edition
Language: Old Norse
Manuscripts: Medieval Icelandic manuscript tradition represented by Anderson public-domain English edition
Accepted by: Medieval Icelandic mythographic source

A public-domain Prose Edda edition for Norse creation, Ragnarok, gods, giants, and skaldic myth comparison.

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Ancient Myth / Comparative

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License: Project Gutenberg public-domain text in the United States; verify local law outside the United States.
Edition: Anderson · Rasmus B. Anderson
Display rights: Public domain
Repository: Project Gutenberg

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