Flood Stories from Around the World
The Prose Edda, Jean I.
The Deluge Legends of Other Nations
In the Edda of Sœmund, "The Vala's Prophecy" (stz.
Trees have been central to many pagan and Celtic traditions.
Yggdrasil, the World Tree, is mentioned in the Poetic Edda and Prose Edda, written in the 13th century but based on earlier oral traditions.
The Deluge Legends (I)
Scandinavian Edda: Bergelmir survives a flood of blood in a boat.
The World Ice Theory
In Norse mythology, as described in the Eddas:
Seth
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.
Poetic Edda
The oldest stories involving the Æsir in Norse mythology come from the Poetic Edda and the Prose Edda, both of which were written down in the 13th century but are believed to contain material from much earlier oral traditions.
One of the oldest stories that mention the Æsir is found in the Poetic Edda and is known as the “Völuspá” (The Prophecy of the Seeress).
Additionally, the Prose Edda, written by Snorri Sturluson in the 13th century, contains extensive information about the Æsir, their origins, and their stories.
The “Völuspá” is a prophetic poem in the Poetic Edda that tells the story of the creation of the world, the rise of the gods, and the eventual cataclysmic events leading to Ragnarök, the end of the world.
Voluspa – Stanza 10
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.