
13th-century Icelandic handbook compiling Norse myths, poetic forms, and tales of gods, giants, and Ragnarok.
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13th-century Icelandic handbook compiling Norse myths, poetic forms, and tales of gods, giants, and Ragnarok.
The Prose Edda, also known as the Younger Edda, Snorri's Edda or simply Edda, is an Old Norse work of literature written in Iceland in the early 13th century
will contain mild spoilers
Gods' marriages, affairs, and procreation feature in mythological tales
Graphic battle scenes, killings, and apocalyptic destruction in Ragnarok
No profanity present
Gods feast and drink mead in hall gatherings
Loki's shape-shifting includes gender changes in select myths
Extensive accounts of Norse gods, rituals, and cosmology
Spells, shape-shifting, and enchanted items central to many tales
No real-world occult practices depicted
References to ancient migrations and royal lineages
Mentions of deaths including Baldr's slaying
Familial betrayals, conflicts, and widespread suffering in myths
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