Snorri Sturluson

Snorri Sturluson (1179-1241 CE)

"These women are called valkyries. They are sent by Odin to every battle, where they choose which men are to die and they determine who has the victory."

• From The Prose Edda (Gylfaginning) by Snorri Sturluson, translated by Jesse Byock (Penguin Classics, 2005).

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Snorri Sturluson

Snorri Sturluson (1179-1241 CE)

"'How should a man be referred to?'
'He should be referred to in terms of his work, what he supplies or receives or does."

• From The Prose Edda (Skaldskaparmal) by Snorri Sturluson, translated by Jesse Byock (Penguin Classics, 2005).

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Odin (from The Prose Edda)

Odin

"Haven't you heard that the gods built a bridge from the earth to the sky and it is called Bifrost? You will have seen it, and possibly you call it the rainbow."

• From The Prose Edda by Snorri Sturluson (1179-1241 CE), translated by Jesse L. Byock (Penguin Classics edition).

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