Prose edda is a work without predecessor or parallel. He was threetime elected lawspeaker at the icelandic parliament, the althing. The first edition of the novel was published in 1220, and was written by snorri sturluson. Snorri sturluson sometimes snorre sturleson, snorri sturlusson, snorre sturlson, snorri sturlson, snorri sturlusson 1178 september 23, 1241 was an icelandic historian, poet and politician. The prose edda is one of the most famous epic poems of the viking age, written by a medieval contemporary named snorri sturlson. The most famous medieval icelandic writer was snorri sturluson 11791241. A similar combination of scholarly and imaginative talent is seen in the prose edda c. A big plus is the fact that the book contains both the original names of characters in old icelandic, and a translation in english. The gylfaginning deals with the creation and destruction of the world of the norse gods, and many other aspects of norse mythology.
Snorri synonyms, snorri pronunciation, snorri translation, english dictionary definition of snorri. The name is not found as the heading of this part of the text in any early manuscript r and w have large ornamental initials at 12, though. Along with the elder or poetic edda written by an unknown poet a halfcentury earlier, the. Snorra edda or, historically, simply as edda, is an old norse work of literature written in iceland during the early th century. Snorri sturluson definition, icelandic historian and poet. Your selection of a file type pertains only to the button currently selected on the one touch properties window. E stato inoltre tradotto in italiano il diario del fondatore di skru.
Sturluson, snorri heimskringla in islenzkt fornrit, hi. The uppsala codex parchment of about 20 names snorris book as edda. While snorri sturluson appears to have been a nasty man, his fame rests on his literary genius, all in all the greatest of ancient scandinavia. Topics edda, snorri, sturluson collection opensource. He was the author of the prose edda or younger edda, which consists of gylfaginning the fooling of gylfi, a. Here it is argued that several ideas in snorris descrip tion in hakonar saga go. Prose eddagylfaginning wikisource, the free online library. The work is often assumed to have been written, or at least compiled, by the icelandic scholar, lawspeaker, and historian snorri sturluson c. Snorri sturluson wrote his edda, also known as the prose edda, around 1220. Snorri sturluson article about snorri sturluson by the. Gylfaginning, or the tricking of gylfi, is the first part of snorri sturlusons prose edda. The prose edda forms the basis of what the world knows as norse mythology, and contains legends of the creation of the cosmos and the bestknown stories of odin, thor, and the other gods. It is an exposition of the rule of poetic diction with many examples, applications, and retellings of myths and legends.
The younger edda, also known as snorres edda, or the prose edda, is a collection of old norse poems preserved by snorri sturluson 11791241. Sturlusons work contains his versions of numerous norseicelandic myths as well as a fair catalogue of tropes, motifs and kennings of skaldic poetry. He was elected twice as lawspeaker to the icelandic parliament, the althing. Gylfaginning the deluding of gylfi the astronomical material by snorri sturluson translated by carl e. Edda in prosa italiano pdf download dentlemuffpres. Snorri sturluson, icelandic poet, historian, and chieftain, author of the prose edda and the heimskringla. He wis electit twice as a lawspeaker at the icelandic pairlament, the althing. Gylfaginning is the first part of snorri sturluson s edda, and contains the most extensive and coherent account of scandinavian mythology that exists from the middle ages. Snorri sturluson was in the fullest sense a product of his time. The prose edda, also known as the younger edda, snorris edda icelandic. Snorri sturluson simple english wikipedia, the free. He then explains the ornate diction of the ancient skaldic poets and explains the great variety of poetic metres used in. Icelandic historian and chieftain whose works include heimskringla, a series of sagas, and the prose, or younger, edda.
Snorri sturluson also spelled snorre sturlason was an icelandic historian, poet and politician. A collection of essays university of manitoba press, 1983, only one of a dozen essays was concerned with snorri sturlusons prose edda, the bulk of them discussing various aspects of the elder or poetic edda. Snorra edda or, historically, simply as edda, is an old norse work of. His work surveys the content, style and metres of traditional viking poetry and includes a lengthy poem of snorries own, honoring the king of norway. The prose edda by snorri sturluson, paperback barnes.
Snorri sturluson 1179 23 september 1241 wis an icelandic historian, poet, an politeecian. Its gods live with the tragic knowledge of their own impending destruction in the cataclysmic battle of ragnarok. He was the author of the prose edda or younger edda and the heimskringla, a history of the norwegian kings that begins with legendary material and moves through to early medieval scandinavian history. Over a period of twenty years, snorri sturluson, scholar, courtier and poet, compiled the prose edda as a textbook for young poets who wished to praise kings. Download for offline reading, highlight, bookmark or take notes while you read edda.
He was twice elected lawspeaker at the icelandic parliament, the althing. Free kindle book and epub digitized and proofread by project gutenberg. The prose edda snorri sturluson audiobook and ebook. Also known as the younger edda or snorris edda, the prose edda is a threepart work composed or at least compiled by thirteenthcentury icelandic scholar snorri sturluson.
He currently focuses mostly on flip flops and gardening gloves, but he also brings in. He comes to the great judgment and gathers all the good into gimle to dwell there forever, and evermore delights enjoy. Tales from norse mythology selected and translated by jean i. Written in iceland a century after the close of the viking age, the prose edda is the source of most of what we know of norse mythology. Snorri sturluson 1178 september 23, 1241 was an icelandic historian, poet and politician. Of all published articles, the following were the most read within the past 12 months.
Edda in prosa italiano pdf the prose edda, also known as the younger edda, snorri s edda icelandic. He wrote a number of books, including one best known as the prose edda, which contains a great deal of. Snorri sturluson definition of snorri sturluson at. The main characters of this classics, history story are. Books by snorri sturluson sorted by popularity project gutenberg. He was the author of the prose edda or younger edda, which consists of gylfaginning the fooling of gylfi, a narrative of norse mythology, the skaldskaparmal, a book of poetic. It was designed as a handbook for poets to compose in the style of the skalds of the viking ages. Snorri sturlusons fame as a historianhis main work is the 16 sagas included in heimskringla c. Project gutenberg offers 61859 free ebooks for kindle, ipad, nook, android, and iphone.
Over a period of twenty years snorri sturluson, scholar, courtier and poet, compiled the prose edda as a textbook for young poets who wished to praise kings. The book was published in multiple languages including english, consists of 180 pages and is available in paperback format. Snorri sturluson snorri sturluson o snorre sturlasson. Snorri sturluson is a 2 year old orange cat burglar living in portland, or who steals items from neighbors. Media in category snorri sturluson the following 19 files are in this category, out of 19 total. Intended to be a handbook in skaldic poetry, it preserves invaluable mythological tales that were on the verge of being forgotten even in sturlusons time. Snorri sturluson heimskringla volume iii the printing of this book is. Free download or read online the prose edda pdf epub book. Also called snorres edda, or the prose edda by snorri sturluson free ebook. In this work snorri arranges and recounts the legends of norse mythology in an entertaining way. His work surveys the content, style and metres of traditional viking poetry and includes a poem of snorris own, praising the king of. Snorri article about snorri by the free dictionary. He was the author of the invaluable prose edda see edda edda, title applied to two distinct works in old icelandic.
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