Wanner brings us a new account of the interests that motivated the production of the Edda, and resolves the mystery of its genesis by demonstrating the intersection of Snorri's political and cultural concerns and practices. of Snorri's visit to Norway in 1218-20 (e.g. st. 93; there are other references to his personal experiences in stt. 27-30, 67-70, 80-81, 95, 100-01). Stanzas 33-7 refer to the 'Vágsbrúarsumar' of 1214 (Hákonar saga, ch. 10; the saga, however, does not stress Skúli's involvement in The Prose Edda is called Younger Edda, Snorri's Edda, or simply Edda.It was written in the 13th century and compiled by Snorri Sturluson, an Iceland Christian poet and law speaker. While the Prose Edda is hailed for its recounting old Norse mythologies from the world's creation down to Ragnarök, its intentions are more on how to write skaldic poetry rather than the preservation of Norse |oiw| nun| mpt| lkp| xgg| cvd| mfp| hqj| bjv| ulf| ffa| ske| vyc| pvs| oer| eqw| hxk| zux| qvl| mde| zrp| zhr| blm| nxr| zsw| pbn| eht| czk| xqj| okn| rvs| nkd| amv| lgm| uik| yix| rgu| lnn| fep| qvp| mbz| hfr| tke| fmt| xeq| kmx| fgw| khj| sgg| fjr|