A review by sonotnic
The Elder Edda: A Book of Viking Lore by Unknown, Andy Orchard

4.0

The Elder Edda: A Book of Viking Lore, translated with an introduction and notes by Andy Orchard, was interesting to have on hand during our study of Norse mythology, but neither I nor the 10-year-old found it to be all that readable, although we do still frequently ask each other "Do you know yet, or what?" and then giggle hysterically. We did read the brief but entertaining Þrymskviða (Thrymskvida) in full just to get a sense of the original Poetic Edda, but we most often used it to settle discrepancies between retellings, such as, "Was it Loki's or Heimdallr's idea to dress Thor as the bride Freyja? (It was Heimdallr.)