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3.98 AVERAGE
3.98 AVERAGE
challenging
funny
informative
inspiring
mysterious
reflective
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
N/A
Strong character development:
N/A
Loveable characters:
N/A
Diverse cast of characters:
N/A
Flaws of characters a main focus:
N/A
It is a fascinating dive into the medieval Icelandic literature and shows the mix of pagan and Christian elements.
It is hard to read because the prose parts are few and the examples are plenty.
It is hard to read because the prose parts are few and the examples are plenty.
It was interesting to see these stories in their original form.
Contains a truly astonishing number of references to eating the heart and/or drinking the blood of one’s dead relatives, and even more explanations of the origins of the MANY terms one can use instead of the word “gold”.
adventurous
medium-paced
I really liked mythology as a kid, mostly Norse and Greek, so it was enjoyable for me to read this. It felt like a big flashback to dragging around massive tomes of myths and artefacts and obsessively drawing Fenrir restrained with Gleipnir. The historical background of this is pretty interesting, written in Middle Ages Christian Scandinavia at a time when Paganism was feared and destroyed. Sturluson also just makes up his own content here and there, for example claiming that the Gods originated from Turkey.
I would have read the Poetic Edda, but I wanted something I could read in an afternoon before I go and get new books tomorrow. It's pretty crazy how gruesome sections of these stories are, such as when some of the other gods bind Loki to a rock using the entrails of his own son as a form of punishment. Chill out guys.
I would have read the Poetic Edda, but I wanted something I could read in an afternoon before I go and get new books tomorrow. It's pretty crazy how gruesome sections of these stories are, such as when some of the other gods bind Loki to a rock using the entrails of his own son as a form of punishment. Chill out guys.
Mythology has always been one of my favorite things to read. This did not disappoint. It would be interesting to read this in a college course followed by Neil Gaiman's Norse Mythology, especially in a writing course. Everything I loved about Norse Mythology is in the Prose Edda.
adventurous
medium-paced
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
adventurous
Mythological goodness, with illustrations, an index, and appendices. YAS.
First written record of the Norse pantheon! And a very abbreviated version of the Niebelungenlied, too!