Most of our contemporaries know the names of Odin, Loki, Thor and other Scandinavian gods mainly from films and comics than from their literary basis - the epic “Elder Edda”. A bright, fantastic world where Valkyries live, dragons guard treasures, and the gods of Asgard interfere in the destinies of people. The Elder Edda is one of the most important monuments of Western European literature, a unique collection of mythological and heroic songs. It tells the story of the Viking Age, when the Scandinavian peoples and states emerged, legends and myths appeared.

In this edition, “The Elder Edda” is published in the full classic translation by A. I. Korsun, with notes by M. I. Steblin -Kamensky.