Friedrich Wilhelm Heine, The Ash Yggdrasil, 1886
Friedrich Wilhelm Heine, The Ash Yggdrasil, 1886
1,480 words
Snorri Sturluson
Translated by Jesse L. Byock
The Prose Edda
London: Penguin, 2005
There is always an air of mystery surrounding the most ancient religious texts. The great bulk were gradually developed through oral traditions, passed down, and then evolved from generation to generation. We typically know little or nothing about their authors, whether the Brahmins who composed the Upanishads or the Greeks’ notoriously elusive “Homer.” (more…)
