Old Norse and Icelandic Sources

For an overview and list of sources, see also the page on "Oral Tradition and Its Ties to Early Icelandic (Old Norse) Literature" on this website. There are many introductions and overviews of the perennially popular topic of Norse mythology, for example: E. Groeneveld, "Norse Mythology," Ancient History Encyclopedia.

• Poetic Edda:
  • The Poetic Edda, ed., tr., comm. U. Dronke. 4 vols. 1969-1997. [WorldCat]
  • Eddadigte, ed. J. Helgason. 3 vols. Latest ed. 1971. [WorldCat]
  • Edda, ed. G. Neckel, rev. H. Kuhn. 5th ed. 1983. [WorldCat]
  • Eddica Minora, ed. A. Heusler and W. Ranich. 1903. [archive.org]
• Prose Edda:
• Edda, ed. A. Faulkes. In multiple volumes. Vol. 1: Prologue and Gylfaginning(1988) [VSNR 2005]; vol. 2: Háttatal (1991) [VSNR 2007]; vol. 3 (in 2): Skáldskaparmál (1998) [part 1: VSNR] [part 2: VSNR]
• Edda, tr. A. Faulkes. [VSNR]
• Icelandic Saga Database. https://www.sagadb.org/ [Includes texts and translations.]
• Sturluson, Snorri. Heimskringla. (Tr. A. Finlay and A. Faulkes.)
  • Vol. 1: http://www.vsnrweb-publications.org.uk/Heimskringla%20I.pdf
  • Vol. 1 (2nd. ed. [2016]): http://vsnrweb-publications.org.uk/Heimskringla%20I%20revised.pdf
  • Vol. 2: http://vsnrweb-publications.org.uk/Heimskringla%20II.pdf
  • Vol. 3: http://vsnrweb-publications.org.uk/Heimskringla%20III.pdf
• Larson, Laurence M. The Earliest Norwegian Laws. New York: Columbia University Press, 1935. [ACLS Humanities E-Book]
• Fjorn's Hall: Exploring the Sagas and Lore of the Medieval North. https://fjorns-hall.com/ [Much of interest, in blog form; includes, for example, a post on Old Icelandic Law (Grágás)]
• Skaldic Poetry of the Scandinavian Middle Ages. The Skaldic Project. https://skaldic.abdn.ac.uk [Companion website to in-progress new edition and publication in multi-volume print form from Brepols, linked from the homepage.]
• Poole, R. G. Viking Poems on War and Peace: A Study in Skaldic Narrative. Toronto: University of Toronto Press, 1991. [Google Books preview]
• McTurk, Rory. A Companion to Old Norse-Icelandic Literature and Culture. Blackwell, 2005. [Google Books preview]