Edda

pair of medieval Icelandic literary sources
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Edda
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Edda

Summary

Edda is a group of literary works[1]. Edda draws 528 Wikipedia views per month (group_of_literary_works category, ranking #7 of 33).[2]

Key Facts

  • Edda's instance of is recorded as group of literary works[3].
  • Edda's instance of is recorded as literary work[4].
  • Edda's language of work or name is recorded as Icelandic[5].
  • Edda comprises Poetic Edda[6].
  • Edda comprises Prose Edda[7].
  • Edda was published on 1270[8].
  • Edda's has edition or translation is recorded as Edda (Simrock 1876)[9].
  • Edda's has edition or translation is recorded as Poetic Edda (dutch)[10].
  • Edda's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Edda[11].
  • Edda's described by source is recorded as Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[12].
  • Edda's described by source is recorded as Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[13].
  • Edda's described by source is recorded as Desktop Encyclopedic Dictionary[14].
  • Edda's described by source is recorded as The Nuttall Encyclopædia[15].
  • Edda's described by source is recorded as Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[16].
  • Edda's described by source is recorded as The American Cyclopædia[17].
  • Edda's described by source is recorded as Encyclopædia Britannica Ninth Edition[18].
  • Edda's described by source is recorded as The New Student's Reference Work[19].
  • Edda's title is recorded as {'lang': 'is', 'text': 'Edda'}[20].
  • Edda's derivative work is recorded as Der Ring des Nibelungen[21].
  • Edda's narrative motif is recorded as god as son of giant[22].
  • Edda's narrative motif is recorded as god as son of nine giantesses[23].
  • Edda's narrative motif is recorded as three creators[24].
  • Edda's narrative motif is recorded as cow as creator[25].
  • Edda's narrative motif is recorded as supreme deity as creator[26].
  • Edda's narrative motif is recorded as omniscient deity[27].

Body

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include group of literary works[3] and literary work[4].

Cultural Significance

Things named for Edda include 673 Edda[28], an asteroid[29].

Why It Matters

Edda draws 528 Wikipedia views per month (group_of_literary_works category, ranking #7 of 33).[2] Edda has Wikipedia articles in 23 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[30] Edda is known by 36 alternative names across languages and contexts.[31]

Entities named for Edda include 673 Edda[28], an asteroid[29].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . wikidata.org.
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  6. [8] . wikidata.org.
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  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . Motif-Index of Folk-Literature: Volume 1: A–C. Retrieved . sites.ualberta.ca. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . Motif-Index of Folk-Literature: Volume 1: A–C. Retrieved . sites.ualberta.ca. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . Motif-Index of Folk-Literature. Retrieved . sites.ualberta.ca. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . Motif-Index of Folk-Literature. Retrieved . sites.ualberta.ca. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . Motif-Index of Folk-Literature. Retrieved . sites.ualberta.ca. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . Motif-Index of Folk-Literature. Retrieved . sites.ualberta.ca. Provenance: wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [28] . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [29] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [30] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [31] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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