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The Prose Edda

The Rasmus Björn Anderson Translation

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The Prose Edda

By: Snorri Sturluson
Narrated by: Collin Moore
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Eight hundred years ago, an heir to the Vikings collected their myths and wrote them down. Here are those original tales of Odin and Thor, magic and might, presented for your listening enjoyment.

The Prose Edda (also known as Snorri's Edda or The Younger Edda) is a manual of poetics written by Snorri Sturluson around the year 1220. In it, Snorri compiled the old myths and legends of the Norsemen, in order that poets from his time might draw on these stories to keep the Icelandic-Viking heritage alive.

Although they are a secondary source, they remain one of our oldest references for the original Norse Myths, as the Vikings themselves told them.

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Fascinating Tales • Exciting Stories • Excellent Narration • Amusing Anecdotes • Vital Myths • Educational Content
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The story is an amazing one and a great lesson that goes with it.

I absolutely love this book

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loved it, especially if you are into norse mythology either on a historic level or religious level.

Great Read

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My daughter and I love listening to this recording. Her class spent months learning about Viking history, and so we decided to do further study. The stories give the listener a good introduction to the Norse pantheon and its vital myths. A highlight for me and my daughter is the narrator, who speaks clearly and succinctly, and who handles pronunciation of the ancient Norse names and locations with aplomb; but what we really liked was how the narrator was able to set a mood or to convey humor with the slightest change in intonation. His reading is subtly expressive and highly skilled, and we loved it.

Fascinating tales read by a wonderful narrator

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I liked it all. the whole book was amazing I'm going to relisten to it

I love mythology

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I love that this book is on Audible. I do not, however, enjoy listening as the narrator mispronounces many of the words. The one that gets me the most is Jörmungandr. Just a little nitpick, but it grates on my nerves so badly.

Mispronouncing the Gods Names

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only issue I can see is the pronunciation of aesir. I feel it should be pronounced (ay-seer) the way it sounds now sounds a lot like asses rather than aesir.

good...but.

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The Prose Edda is funny and exciting. The narration is excellent. The ancient Norse stories reveal the roots of Tolkien’s Lord of the Rings and Lewis’ Narnia stories as well as many Marvel movies. Most of the stories are interesting. Some are riveting. All are revealing. With The Bible and Shakespeare, The Prose Eddas are must reading

Great source for understanding CS Lewis, Tolkien and movies

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amazing reading, excellent to listen too would definitely recommend to anyone interested in Norse mythology

amazing read

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A must book for all who love Norse Mythology
It is the main source and it is a good one.

Norse Mythology

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Great read/listen. A must for all. Things you thought you knew might change. Learn from the book.

Learn something new

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