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attriButioN The quotations that open each chapter are adapted from an Icelandic epic The Prose Edda written down by Snorri Sturluson in the years 1220 to 1230 The Edda contained poetry of the Vikings as well as many Scandinavian myths and ancient stories of the Norse gods Snorri Sturluson a historian poet and politician was Christian but he had a deep understanding of why the sagas
and myths had a profound meaning for humans living in harsh and unpredictable environments The first part of the Edda the Gylfagninning or The Deluding of Gylfi tells the story of the creation and the end of the world as well as the adventures of Norse gods Gylfi was a legendary king of Sweden but he also appears as a sea king in Norse mythology
