The Poetic Edda

Translated by: Larrington, Carolyne
Edition:2 Rev ed
A fully revised translation of the great collection of Norse-Icelandic mythological and heroic poetry known as the Poetic Edda, containing the na ...

Translated by: Larrington, Carolyne
Edition:2 Rev ed
A fully revised translation of the great collection of Norse-Icelandic mythological and heroic poetry known as the Poetic Edda, containing the narratives of the creation of the world and the coming of Ragnarok, the Doom of the Gods. Gods, giants, and human heroes populate the poems. This edition includes three new poems.`She sees, coming up a second time, Earth from the ocean, eternally green; the waterfalls plunge, an eagle soars above them, over the mountain hunting fish.` After the terrible conflagration of Ragnarok, the earth rises s