Together, the three books-”The Tricking of Gylfi,” “The Language of Poetry,” and the “List of Verse Forms”-provide a systematic review of the poetic rules and forms in addition to a comprehensive discussion of Norse beliefs on the creation and end of the world as well as the doings of various Norse gods. snorri sturluson composed this Edda in an effort to preserve the art of Icelandic poetry. 1220) is a guide to early Scandinavian poetry and mythology. Though some of the material is not Scandinavian, these poems, which were originally written in Old Icelandic, vividly portray the heroic and frequently violent world of the pre-Christian Scandinavian cultures. The surviving manuscript, which dates to 1270, contains 33 lays, or poems, describing figures and events from Norse mythology (see mythology, norse). The Elder Edda, also called Poetic Edda, is a collection of poems composed by a series of anonymous poets between 8 and written down in Iceland between 11. The term Edda refers to two key collections of medieval Icelandic literature, frequently distinguished by age as well as genre. Viking Society for Northern Research, 2012).(ca.

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