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“The Younger Edda”, also known as the “Prose Edda”, is a unique monument of both Old Icelandic and medieval literature, created in the early 13th century by the Icelandic poet, historian, and politician Snorri Sturluson (which is why it is also known as “Snorri’s Edda”). Its uniqueness lies in its genre. On the one hand, it is a prose compendium of stories about the pagan gods and heroes of the Ancient North (which is why it is called the “Prose Edda”, in contrast to the “Poetic (Elder) Edda”). On the other hand, this work is a one-of-a-kind textbook on skaldic poetry.
Therefore, “The Younger Edda” is valuable not only as a source of information about Norse mythology, but also as a source of knowledge about the skaldic poetic tradition, poetic vocabulary, metrics, and imagery.