I sometimes hear that people are not sure of the differences between the Poetic Edda and the Prose Edda, and so in this short video I explain the differences between each book, and why there are different versions of each book. To understand this puts you in a great position to understand Norse mythology, norse paganism, the wisdom of odin, the havamal, asatru, and the stories of the gods, in the best way.

We talk about issues in translation and the fashion of English when writing the translation, as well as which source seems to be most likely to be more accurate.

Chapters

0:00 Introduction
0:24 Paper shortages meant less room to write
1:35 Different times means different themes in English
2:52 Differences between the Poetic Edda and the Prose Edda
4:32 Contradictions between the books
5:55 Versions of the Poetic Edda
8:46 Versions of the Prose Edda
9:50 Summary and recommendations