Senior Edda. Songs about gods and heroes

"Elder Edda" is one of the most famous epic poems of the Middle Ages. The bright, fantastic world where Valkyrie live, dragons guard the treasures, and the gods of Asgard intervene in the fate of people. "Senior Edda" is one of the most important monuments of Western European literature, a unique collection of mythological and heroic songs. She tells about the Viking era when the Scandinavian peoples and states developed, legends and myths appeared.

Together with the Iliad and Odyssey, it occupies one of the honorary places in world literature. Songs about gods and heroes so popular in Iceland are dated to the XIII century, however, it is customary to attribute their creation to very distant times.

“Senior Edda” is not only a unique material on mythology and the most important source for cognition of European And, in particular, Scandinavian history and literature, but also a fascinating text written with amazing poetic skill.