Benjamin Thorpe\'s excellent translations of the ancient Nordic Legends - the Elder Eddas - are a superb introduction to Norse folklore and its pantheon of Gods.
The younger Eddas were written by.
According to scholars, the Elder Eddas were written by S mund, a well-travelled man from a wealthy Nordic family in the 11 th century AD.
This collection is comprised of Poetry from the Eddas, and begins with a historical narrative of the authorship of these verses.
Benjamin Thorpe\'s excellent translations of the ancient Nordic Legends - the Elder Eddas - are a superb introduction to Norse folklore and its pantheon of Gods