Younger-edda
see under edda.
either of two old icelandic literary works, one a collection of poems on mythical and religious subjects (or) erroneously attributed to saemund sigfusson (c1055–1133), the other a collection of ancient scandinavian myths and legends, rules and theories of versification, poems, etc. (or) compiled and written in part by snorri sturluson (1179–1241).
noun
also called elder edda, poetic edda. a collection of mythological old norse poems made in the 12th century
also called younger edda, prose edda. a treatise on versification together with a collection of scandinavian myths, legends, and poems compiled by snorri sturluson (1179–1241), the icelandic historian and poet
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