Author(s): Saemund Sigfusson; Snorre Sturleson; Bogdan Meunier (Editor)

Classics

The Eddas are the primary source of ancient Norse mythology with a wide-ranging impact on world culture and contemporary writings. The poems are great tragic literature narrating the creation and foretold destruction and rebirth of the world as well as individual myths concerning Thor, Loki and other Norse deities, with vivid descriptions of the emotional states of the protagonists, Gods and heroes alike.