Skáldskaparmál
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Skáldskaparmál is the second part of the Prose Edda, compiled by Snorri Sturluson. It consists of a dialogue between Ægir, the divine personification of the sea, and Bragi, the god of poetry, in which
Near a wood, the goddess Sif rests her head on a stump while Loki lurks behind, sword in hand. Loki intends to cut Sif's hair per a myth recounted in Skáldskaparmál.
Illustration from Icelandic Manuscript, SÁM 66 of Thjazi in giant eagle form while Odin, Loki, and Hoenir attempt to cook in a cauldron below
Baugi using his auger to drill a hole in the mountainous Hnitbjörg (Illustration from SÁM 66)
Odin seducing Gunnlöd (Lorenz Frølich)
Snorri Sturluson
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Snorri Sturluson was an Icelandic historian, poet, knight, and politician. He was elected twice as lawspeaker of the Icelandic parliament, the Althing. He is commonly thought to have authored or compi
Skáldskaparmál
…Poetic Diction' or 'The Language of Poetry'; Old Norse pronunciation: ; Icelandic pronunciation: ) is the second part of the Prose Edda, compiled by Snorri Sturluson. It consists of a dialogue between Ægir, the divine personification of the sea, and Bragi, the god of poetry, in which both stories of the Æsir and…
Snorri Sturluson by Christian Krohg (1890s)
An illustrated title page of a manuscript from 1764 containing the Prose Edda (ÍB 299 4to)
Snorri's Bathhouse at Reykholt
Skeggi Valley in Hvammur