Explore the whole of the Eddas with SNES-style pictures and easy-to-read stories.

PROLOGUE

What are the Eddas?

Norse myths are stories of gods and heroes passed down by the people of northern Europe. They survive in old books written in Iceland, known as the Eddas.

There are 2 Eddas: the Poetic Edda, a collection of old poems whose most important manuscript, the Codex Regius, was discovered in 1643; and Snorri's Edda, written by the Icelander Snorri Sturluson, who died in 1241.

This site divides all the stories in the 2 Eddas into 7 chapters and 153 entries, arranged in the order of the game scenes. Every entry has a SNES-style picture. Where an older artist's picture is available, you can switch between the images.

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0CHAPTER 0

The Edda and a King's Journey

Discover the Edda and join King Gylfi on his journey to hear the gods' stories.

6 entries
ICHAPTER I

The Beginning of the World

The world takes shape from a giant's body, and Odin sets out in search of wisdom.

Chapter 1・27 entries
IICHAPTER II

The Age of the Gods

The gods gain their treasures, and Thor and his companions journey to the land of giants.

Chapter 2・41 entries
IIICHAPTER III

Human Heroes

Dragon slaying, love, and struggles over treasure change the heroes' fates.

Chapter 3・38 entries
IVCHAPTER IV

Signs of the End

Baldr's death casts a dark shadow over the world of the gods.

Chapter 4・14 entries
VCHAPTER V

Ragnarok and Beyond

The gods face their final battle, and new life stirs in the world left behind by the flames.

Chapter 5・13 entries
VICHAPTER VI

Poetry and the Edda

Explore the language of the Edda through poets' ways of describing things and shaping their verses.

14 entries