{"product_id":"9780140447552-the-prose-edda","title":"The Prose Edda","description":"\u003cmeta content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\" http-equiv=\"Content-Type\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe most renowned of all works of Scandinavian literature and our most extensive source of Norse mythology\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWritten in Iceland a century after the close of the Viking Age, \u003ci\u003eThe Prose Edda\u003c\/i\u003e tells ancient stories of the Norse creation epic and recounts the battles that follow as gods, giants, dwarves and elves struggle for survival. In prose interspersed with powerful verse, the \u003ci\u003eEdda\u003c\/i\u003e shows the gods' tragic realization that the future holds one final cataclysmic battle, Ragnarok, when the world will be destroyed. These tales have proved to be among the most influential of all myths and legends, inspiring works such as Wagner's Ring Cycle and Tolkien's \u003ci\u003eThe Lord of the Rings\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eTranslated with an Introduction and notes by JESSE BYOCK\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rarewaves","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":40943036891233,"sku":"9780140447552","price":9.26,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0092\/7504\/8033\/files\/stand_34131934_fa0c6278-ec8c-4b6f-9f63-18a255c72d63.jpg?v=1746736240","url":"https:\/\/www.rarewaves.com\/products\/9780140447552-the-prose-edda","provider":"Rarewaves.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}