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The Poetic Edda - A Book That Inspired Tolkien: With Original Illustrations

By Olive Bray (Translator), Cecilia Dart-Thornton (Introduction), William Gershom Collingwood (Illustrator)
Hardcover
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By Olive Bray (Translator), Cecilia Dart-Thornton (Introduction), William Gershom Collingwood (Illustrator)
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The Poetic Edda, also known as The Elder Edda or Saemund's Edda, is a magnificent and magical collection of thirty-four Icelandic poems, interwoven with prose, dating from the 9th century to the 12th. The original Old Norse verses are printed here, side by side with English translations.

The collection includes the archetypal stories about wise Odin, hammer-wielding Thor, mischievous Loki and the other gods and goddesses of Asgard.

Professor J. R. R. Tolkien, author of The Lord of the Rings a...

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