History and Lore

Gylfaginning 1-2

For the next several months, I will be going through Gylfaginning, the second segment of the Prose Edda. I'm going to retell the...

The Prologue of the Prose Edda

The prologue of the Prose Edda has very little to do with what heathens believe, and is generally ignored as a quaint fantasy. To the...

Christian Bias in the Prose Edda

We've covered Snorri's life and times, his reasons for writing the Edda, and his probable education; it's finally time to touch on the...

Was Snorri ever ordained?

Many Heathens like to demonize Snorri as being the sole source of christianization in the Prose Edda, pointing to his status as a monk or...

The Writing of the Prose Edda

If it were possible to sum up the complexity of Snorri Sturluson in one word, that word could be political. Almost everything he did had...

Snorri Sturluson: a brief look

Any time one engages with secondary sources, it becomes imperative to understand the inherent bias of the author. The Prose Edda is no...

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