Poetic Edda, Old Norse Poetry Collection(12th century?)

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"Odin and the Völva" (1895) by Lorenz Frølich,
first and best-known tale in the Poetic Edda

Just the Facts:

• Name: Poetic Edda
• Dates: presumed 12th century
• Place: Iceland
• Language: Old Norse
• What it is: collection of poetry in Old Norse (sometimes attributed to Saemundr the Learned) including Norse mythology and tales of human heroes
• Included in lists (What's This?): Bloom

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