This is the first and so far the only prose version of the famous Scandinavian epic "Elder Edda", made by the famous writer Ilya Boyashov. Now this literary monument, until recently of interest only to specialists, has gone beyond the academic circle and has become available to the widest audience.The Elder Edda is on a par with such epics as the Iliad and the Mahabharata ". Despite the fact that the "Edda" has come down to our time in the form of scattered parts, its "Songs about the Gods" and "Songs about Heroes" played a colossal role in the development of Western European literature. The epic is still in demand today - it is enough to turn to the work of such popular writers as John Tolkien and George Martin to be convinced of this. It is thanks to the Edda that such creatures as elves, dwarves, trolls, kobolds and the gods of Asgard have entered the everyday life of modern fiction.The publisher's layout has been saved in a4.pdf format.