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apollohere's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
funny
informative
mysterious
reflective
medium-paced
5.0
THE resource for those who wish to read or study Norse mythology
boreasword's review
3.0
Good for poetic styles and an overview of who's who in the Norse pantheon. Portions of this book are positively mind-numbing, but one must suffer though.
alboyer6's review against another edition
3.0
Hard to rate such an old book but I finally glad to read it. A few years ago I got an opportunity to trial to Iceland and stayed at a farm house just up the hill from Snorri's museum. I got to learn about him before I even picked up the work he is responsible for. What a treasure of Viking belief.
basbleu_dans_labiblioteque's review against another edition
adventurous
funny
lighthearted
fast-paced
5.0
I love Norse myths already, and thought I’d read the original, and it was so funny. I mean the stories were incredible and fascinating, but ”Atli had Gunnar thrown into the snake pit, but Gunnar secretly was given a harp. Because his hands were bound he played it with his toes” is absolutely hilarious to me.
fbrady's review against another edition
funny
4.0
“I put the saddle-backed hill in front of your blows, but you didn’t see that. 😏” PLEASE
rebeccagh's review against another edition
4.0
Its so hard to rate or review a piece of workings that have influence so much of the world we know today. I almost feel I have no place in rating this when it is of such importance, however I did love this fascinating and very strange piece.
If you're intrigued or want to know more about Norse mythology and its origins, this is the book. The Prose Edda is nearly 800 years old and depicts ancient tales of gods and goddesses of Asgard and others of further worlds. While it is not a book to read for perhaps entertainment, it was fascinating to read where it all originated. There are, however, some gaps in this, so it would not be wise to rely on the Edda for all your Norse knowledge, it, I think, is to be considered a rough basis and a first stepping stone when learning about Norse mythology.
If you're intrigued or want to know more about Norse mythology and its origins, this is the book. The Prose Edda is nearly 800 years old and depicts ancient tales of gods and goddesses of Asgard and others of further worlds. While it is not a book to read for perhaps entertainment, it was fascinating to read where it all originated. There are, however, some gaps in this, so it would not be wise to rely on the Edda for all your Norse knowledge, it, I think, is to be considered a rough basis and a first stepping stone when learning about Norse mythology.
priyaraj's review against another edition
adventurous
funny
informative
mysterious
medium-paced
4.75
if you like Norse Mythology, this is a treasure trove for you!
anarcho_zymurgist's review against another edition
adventurous
informative
medium-paced
4.0
Pretty cool.