Edda

The Grímnismál (Sayings of Grimnir) is a poem in the Poetic Edda.

The Poetic Edda was written down in Iceland in the 13th century.

Grímnismál 23, in The Poetic Edda, translated by Henry Adams Bellows (1923), Project Gutenberg: gutenberg.org/ebooks/73533

A similar idea appears in the Prose Edda, an important 13th-century collection of Norse myths.

Source: Poetic Edda, a collection of Old Norse poems (circa 13th century, translated).

Source: Prose Edda, by Snorri Sturluson (circa 1220 CE, translated).

Source: Snorri Sturluson’s Prose Edda, Gylfaginning section (circa 1220 CE, translated).

While the Poetic Edda and Prose Edda primarily highlight Njörðr, Freyr, and Freyja as the most prominent Vanir, there is limited detailed information about other members.

Ægir and the Wave Maidens appear in several Norse poetic and prose sources, including the Prose Edda, written by Snorri Sturluson around 1222–23, and the Poetic Edda, a 13th-century manuscript of older poems by unknown authors.

In the Prose Edda, written down in Iceland by Snorri Sturluson around 1220, the first being is the frost giant Ymir.

Anderson's translation: "He and his wife went on board his ark and saved themselves in it." (The Younger Edda, trans.

A murdered giant in the Edda.

The Younger Edda, translated by Rasmus B.

In the Edda of Sœmund, "The Vala's Prophecy" (stz.

Yggdrasil, the World Tree, is mentioned in the Poetic Edda and Prose Edda, written in the 13th century but based on earlier oral traditions.

Scandinavian Edda: Bergelmir survives a flood of blood in a boat.

In Norse mythology, as described in the Eddas:

Sif is attested in the Poetic Edda, compiled in the 13th century from earlier traditional sources, and the Prose Edda, written in the 13th century by Snorri Sturluson, and in the poetry of skalds.

In both the Poetic Edda and the Prose Edda, she is known for her golden hair and is married to the thunder god Thor.

In Snorri Sturluson’s Prose Edda (Gylfaginning), ice and rime from Niflheim meet heat from Múspellheim in Ginnungagap, the Yawning Void.

Source: Norse Eddas (Poetic and Prose Edda).

The Völuspá (Old Norse for "Prophecy of the Seeress") is one of the most important and well-known poems in the Poetic Edda, which is a collection of Old Norse poems from the Viking Age.

The Poetic Edda is a primary source of Norse mythology and a significant literary work in the medieval Icelandic literary tradition.