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Cover of: The prose Edda of Snorri Sturluson by Snorri Sturluson
The prose Edda of Snorri Sturluson - tales from Norse mythology

https://openlibrary.org/books/OL24550078M/The_prose_Edda_of_Snorri_Sturluson 

The Prose Edda is an anthology of Old Norse mythology compiled in Iceland around the early 13th century. It is full of stories about the Norse gods, giants, dwarves, elves and heroes of old and their struggles for survival.  

Snorri Sturluson, Prose Edda. Young, J.I., trans. (1954). University of California Press. Berkeley. Assessed from https://openlibrary.org/books/OL24550078M/The_prose_Edda_of_Snorri_Sturluson





 
 



The Danish History, Books I-IX
by Saxo Grammaticus ("Saxo the Learned")

 Written by Saxo Grammaticus in 1187AD. The first four books  contain the history of Denmark prior to Christianity and address many mythical themes as well as religious beliefs and practices. 

Saxo Grammaticus, The Nine Books of the Danish History of Saxo Grammaticus. Elton, O. trans. (1905). Norroena Society, New York. Accessed from http://omacl.org/DanishHistory/


The Norse Myths  

https://openlibrary.org/books/OL4094915M/The_Norse_myths

 A re-telling of thirty-two classic Nordic myths including tales about Odin, Thor and Freyja and their loves, wars and adventures.

Crossley-Holland, K. (1980). The Norse Myths.Pantheon Books. New York. Accessed from https://openlibrary.org/books/OL4094915M/The_Norse_myths