Difference between revisions of "Edda"
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== Webster's Dictionary <ref name="term_114841" /> == | == Webster's Dictionary <ref name="term_114841" /> == | ||
<p> (n.) The religious or mythological book of the old | <p> (n.) The religious or mythological book of the old Scandinavian tribes of German origin, containing two collections of [[Sagas]] (legends, myths) of the old northern gods and heroes. </p> | ||
== The Nuttall Encyclopedia <ref name="term_72775" /> == | == The Nuttall Encyclopedia <ref name="term_72775" /> == | ||
<p> Grandmother), the name given to two collections of legends illustrative of the | <p> Grandmother), the name given to two collections of legends illustrative of the Scandinavian mythology: the Elder, or Poetic, Edda, collected in the 11th century by Sæmund Sigfusson, an early [[Christian]] priest, "with perhaps a lingering fondness for paganism," and the Younger, or Prose, Edda, collected in the next century by Snorri Sturleson, an Icelandic gentleman (1178-1241), "educated by Sæmund's grandson, the latter a work constructed with great ingenuity and native talent, what one might call unconscious art, altogether a perspicuous, clear work, pleasant reading still." </p> | ||
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<ref name="term_114841"> [https://bibleportal.com/dictionary/webster-s-dictionary/edda Edda from Webster's Dictionary]</ref> | <ref name="term_114841"> [https://bibleportal.com/dictionary/webster-s-dictionary/edda Edda from Webster's Dictionary]</ref> | ||
<ref name="term_72775"> [https://bibleportal.com/encyclopedia/the-nuttall-encyclopedia/edda Edda from The Nuttall Encyclopedia]</ref> | <ref name="term_72775"> [https://bibleportal.com/encyclopedia/the-nuttall-encyclopedia/edda Edda from The Nuttall Encyclopedia]</ref> | ||
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Latest revision as of 09:57, 12 October 2021
Webster's Dictionary [1]
(n.) The religious or mythological book of the old Scandinavian tribes of German origin, containing two collections of Sagas (legends, myths) of the old northern gods and heroes.
The Nuttall Encyclopedia [2]
Grandmother), the name given to two collections of legends illustrative of the Scandinavian mythology: the Elder, or Poetic, Edda, collected in the 11th century by Sæmund Sigfusson, an early Christian priest, "with perhaps a lingering fondness for paganism," and the Younger, or Prose, Edda, collected in the next century by Snorri Sturleson, an Icelandic gentleman (1178-1241), "educated by Sæmund's grandson, the latter a work constructed with great ingenuity and native talent, what one might call unconscious art, altogether a perspicuous, clear work, pleasant reading still."
