A review by fieldofhats
The Poetic Edda: Stories of the Norse Gods and Heroes by Unknown

adventurous challenging emotional funny informative inspiring medium-paced

5.0

As a Norse Pagan, it’s hard to rate this book. These are the stories of my Gods and the great heroes of their culture. Not all of them are great; some are disturbing, some are boring, and others are hard to follow. But these stories and poems really are wonderful. And Jackson Crawford’s translation is amazing! I loved that he included not only the Havamal, but the fun and heartfelt Cowboy Havamal. I haven’t read any other translations (although I plan to rectify that soon), but this one was a very good beginner-friendly one.