Prose Edda
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The Prose Edda is a 13th-century Icelandic work by Snorri Sturluson that systematizes Norse mythology and serves as a key source for understanding the Old Norse gods, cosmology, and heroic legends.
All labels observed (11)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Prose Edda canonical | 154 |
| Skáldskaparmál | 14 |
| Snorra Edda | 4 |
| ProseEdda | 2 |
| Snorri Sturluson’s Prose Edda | 2 |
| Snorri Sturluson’s writings | 2 |
| Younger Edda | 2 |
| Edda Snorra Sturlusonar | 1 |
| Gylfaginning | 1 |
| Prose Edda by Snorri Sturluson | 1 |
| Snorri Sturluson's Prose Edda | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T579425 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Prose Edda Context triple: [Norse mythology, hasSource, Prose Edda]
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A.
Poetic Edda
The Poetic Edda is a medieval Icelandic collection of anonymous Old Norse poems that preserves many of the central myths, heroic legends, and cosmological beliefs of Norse mythology.
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B.
Norse sagas
Norse sagas are medieval Icelandic prose narratives that recount the legendary heroes, gods, and historical events of the Norse and wider Scandinavian world.
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C.
Beowulf
Beowulf is an Old English epic poem that recounts the heroic deeds of its eponymous warrior as he battles monsters and a dragon, and is considered one of the most important works of early English literature.
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D.
Norse mythology
Norse mythology is the body of pre-Christian Scandinavian myths and legends featuring gods like Odin and Thor, cosmological worlds such as Asgard and Midgard, and apocalyptic events like Ragnarök.
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E.
Shahnameh
Shahnameh is an epic poem by Ferdowsi that recounts the mythological and historical past of Greater Iran and is considered one of the most important works of Persian literature.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Prose Edda Target entity description: The Prose Edda is a 13th-century Icelandic work by Snorri Sturluson that systematizes Norse mythology and serves as a key source for understanding the Old Norse gods, cosmology, and heroic legends.
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A.
Poetic Edda
The Poetic Edda is a medieval Icelandic collection of anonymous Old Norse poems that preserves many of the central myths, heroic legends, and cosmological beliefs of Norse mythology.
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B.
Norse sagas
Norse sagas are medieval Icelandic prose narratives that recount the legendary heroes, gods, and historical events of the Norse and wider Scandinavian world.
-
C.
Beowulf
Beowulf is an Old English epic poem that recounts the heroic deeds of its eponymous warrior as he battles monsters and a dragon, and is considered one of the most important works of early English literature.
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D.
Norse mythology
Norse mythology is the body of pre-Christian Scandinavian myths and legends featuring gods like Odin and Thor, cosmological worlds such as Asgard and Midgard, and apocalyptic events like Ragnarök.
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E.
Shahnameh
Shahnameh is an epic poem by Ferdowsi that recounts the mythological and historical past of Greater Iran and is considered one of the most important works of Persian literature.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (51)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Icelandic literary work
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Old Norse prose work ⓘ medieval literary work ⓘ source on Norse mythology ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Prose Edda
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surface form:
Edda Snorra Sturlusonar
Prose Edda ⓘ
surface form:
Snorra Edda
Prose Edda ⓘ
surface form:
Younger Edda
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| approximateDate | c. 1220 ⓘ |
| author | Snorri Sturluson ⓘ |
| contains |
catalogues of kennings
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euhemeristic prologue ⓘ mythological narratives ⓘ treatise on verse forms ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Iceland ⓘ |
| dateOfComposition | 13th century ⓘ |
| describesDeity |
Loki
ⓘ
Odin ⓘ Thor ⓘ |
| describesEvent |
Ragnarok
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surface form:
Ragnarök
|
| distinguishedFrom | Poetic Edda ⓘ |
| field | Old Norse studies ⓘ |
| genre |
mythological handbook
ⓘ
poetics treatise ⓘ prose narrative ⓘ |
| influenced |
fantasy literature
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modern understanding of Norse mythology ⓘ reconstructions of Germanic paganism ⓘ |
| keySourceFor |
Old Norse literature
ⓘ
surface form:
Eddic mythology
Norse mythology ⓘ Norse mythology ⓘ
surface form:
Old Norse religion
Viking Age beliefs ⓘ skaldic poetry ⓘ |
| language |
Norse
ⓘ
surface form:
Old Norse
|
| literaryTradition |
Norse sagas
ⓘ
surface form:
Icelandic saga literature
|
| mainSubject |
Norse mythology
ⓘ
Old Norse cosmology ⓘ Norse mythology ⓘ
surface form:
Old Norse gods
heroic legends ⓘ |
| manuscriptTradition |
Codex Regius
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surface form:
Codex Regius of the Prose Edda
manuscript Trektarbók ⓘ manuscript Upsaliensis ⓘ manuscript Wormianus ⓘ |
| purpose |
to explain traditional poetic diction
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to systematize Norse mythology ⓘ to teach the art of skaldic poetry ⓘ |
| relatedWork | Poetic Edda ⓘ |
| structure |
Gylfaginning
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Háttatal ⓘ Prose Edda self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
Skáldskaparmál
prologue ⓘ |
| usedAs | primary source in medieval Scandinavian history ⓘ |
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Input
Subject: Prose Edda Description of subject: The Prose Edda is a 13th-century Icelandic work by Snorri Sturluson that systematizes Norse mythology and serves as a key source for understanding the Old Norse gods, cosmology, and heroic legends.
Referenced by (184)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Brísingamen
this entity surface form:
Snorri Sturluson’s writings
subject surface form:
Máni
subject surface form:
Hvergelmir
subject surface form:
Élivágar
this entity surface form:
Snorra Edda
subject surface form:
Manuscript Wormianus
subject surface form:
Manuscript Wormianus
this entity surface form:
Snorra Edda
subject surface form:
Trektarbók
subject surface form:
Trektarbók
this entity surface form:
Snorri Sturluson’s Prose Edda
subject surface form:
Skidbladnir
subject surface form:
Gullinbursti