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Edda
There are two religious codes, so called, containing the
ancient Scandinavian mythology. One is in verse, composed in Iceland in
the eleventh century by Sæmund Sigfusson, the Sage; and the
other in prose, compiled a century later by Snorri Sturleson, who wrote
a commentary on the first edda. The poetical edda contains an account
of creation, the history of Odin, Thor, Freyr, Balder, etc.,
etc. The prose one contains the exploits of such conquerors as
Voelsung, Sigurd, Attle, etc., and is divided into several parts.
The first part contains historical and mythological traditions; the
second a long poetical vocabulary; and the third Scandinavian prosody,
or the modes of composition adopted by the ancient Skalds. The
poetical compilation is generally called Sæmund's Edda, and the
prose one Snorri's Edda.
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