Old Norse Mythology: An Introduction to the Poetic Edda and Prose Edda - Paperback

by Mathias Nordvig (Author)

Old Norse Mythology is an accessible and multidisciplinary introduction to the field. It surveys the 13 most consequential Eddic poems and Snorri Sturluson's Edda, with a text-by-text approach explaining the content of each, how they represent Old Norse mythology, and the relations between texts.

Author Biography

Mathias Nordvig is Associate Teaching Professor of Nordic Studies at the University of Colorado-Boulder, where he has taught subjects on Old Norse mythology and the Viking Age since 2015. His books include Volcanoes in Old Norse Mythology and Ancestral North.