The poetic edda, also known as sæmundar edda or the elder edda, is a collection of old norse poems from the icelandic medieval manuscript codex regius (royal book). The poetic edda is the modern name for an untitled collection of old norse anonymous narrative poems in alliterative verse. It is distinct from the closely related prose edda, although both works are seminal …

Edda, body of ancient icelandic literature contained in two 13th-century books commonly distinguished as the prose, or younger, edda and the poetic, or elder, edda. It is the fullest and most detailed … Written on the far northern edge of the medieval world, the edda is an extraordinary document for its invaluable insights into the language and techniques of viking age skalds, and this was one of the … Wagners' operas are largely based on incidents from the edda, via the niebelungenlied. Tolkien also plundered the eddas for atmosphere, plot material and the names of many characters in the …

Tolkien also plundered the eddas for atmosphere, plot material and the names of many characters in the …