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There are two religious codes, so called, containing the ancient Scandinavian mythology. One is in verse, composed in Iceland in the eleventh century by Sæmund Sigfusson, the Sage; and the other in prose, compiled a century later by Snorri Sturleson, who wrote a commentary on the first edda. The poetical edda contains an account of creation, the history of Odin, Thor, Freyr, Balder, etc., etc. The prose one contains the exploits of such conquerors as Vœlsung, Sigurd, Attle, etc., and is divided into several parts. The first part contains historical and mythological traditions; the second a long poetical vocābulary; and the third Scandinavian prosody, or the modes of composition adopted by the ancient Skalds. The poetical compilation is generally called Sœmund’s Edda, and the prose one Snorri’s Edda.

 

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Entry taken from Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, edited by the Rev. E. Cobham Brewer, LL.D. and revised in 1895.

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Eclogue
Ecnephia
École des Femmes
Economy
Economy of Nature (The)
Écorcheurs
Ecstasy
Ecstatic Doctor (The)
Ecstatici (The)
Ector (Sir)
Edda
Eden
Eden Hall
Edenburgh
Edgar or Edgardo
Edge
Edge Away (To)
Edge-bone
Edge on
Edge of the Sword
Edgewise

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