Prose Edda

Summary

Prose Edda is a literary work^[1]. It ranks in the top 3% of literary_work entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,493 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• Prose Edda authored Snorri Sturluson^[3].
• Prose Edda's instance of is recorded as literary work^[4].
• Prose Edda's instance of is recorded as Norse cultural artifact^[5].
• Prose Edda's genre is poetry^[6].
• Prose Edda's genre is Norse mythology^[7].
• Prose Edda is part of Edda^[8].
• Prose Edda is part of eddic poems^[9].
• Prose Edda's Commons category is recorded as Prose Edda^[10].
• Prose Edda's language of work or name is recorded as Old Norse^[11].
• Prose Edda's language of work or name is recorded as Old Icelandic^[12].
• Prose Edda's country of origin is recorded as Iceland^[13].
• Prose Edda's country of origin is recorded as Icelandic Commonwealth^[14].
• Prose Edda comprises Gylfaginning^[15].
• Prose Edda comprises Skáldskaparmál^[16].
• Prose Edda comprises Háttatal^[17].
• 1225 marks the founding of Prose Edda^[18].
• Prose Edda's has edition or translation is recorded as The Younger Edda^[19].
• Prose Edda's has edition or translation is recorded as L’Edda de Snorre Sturleson^[20].
• Prose Edda's has edition or translation is recorded as L'Edda. Récits de mythologie nordique^[21].
• Prose Edda's has edition or translation is recorded as Q74760335^[22].
• Prose Edda's has edition or translation is recorded as The Elder Edda of Saemund Sigfusson and the Younger Edda of Snorre Sturleson^[23].
• Prose Edda's has edition or translation is recorded as The Prose Edda^[24].
• Prose Edda's has edition or translation is recorded as Edda (Simrock 1876)^[25].
• Prose Edda's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Prose Edda^[26].
• Prose Edda's work available at URL is recorded as http://norroen.info/src/snorra/^[27].

Body

Authorship and Creation

Prose Edda authored Snorri Sturluson^[3].

Publication

Languages include Old Norse^[11] and Old Icelandic^[12]. Genres include poetry^[6] and Norse mythology^[7]. Part of include Edda^[8], a group of literary works^[28] and eddic poems^[9], a concept about Norse culture^[29].

Why It Matters

Prose Edda ranks in the top 3% of literary_work entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,493 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 25 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[30] It is known by 51 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[31]