The differences Prose Edda and Poetic Edda - understanding norse paganism

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
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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

[@Crecganford]

Do you have any specific questions about any of these books or their translations?

[@llt8101]

After those two books, what are the next most important books for Norse mythology?

[@cataphractus9800]

Appreciate your video! In particular reiterating that multiple references in this case translations, are worth reviewing to help gain insight etc is very valuable - just need more space on my bookshelf! Also wish there was a Snorri Sturluson historian/ poet for our ancient Celtic stories.

[@stanislavabaskova1769]

Thank you, it was very helpful!

[@josephbenson4413]

Really fascinating what you said about using a poem as an original source because you can tell (or at least have a better chance) if it has been modified because that breaks the meter. Very clever.

[@Crecganford]

Thank you.

[@PyrotechnicSweetSaus]

Great video thank you!

[@krisdouglas6536]

This helped me decide thank you.

[@Crecganford]

And thanks for watching

[@The_Real__Power_]

I have the Poetic Edda translated bye carolyne larrington, and I love itt

[@jono3697]

Great video, please can you tell me if you have read - The British Edda by L. A. Waddell and what do you think about it.

[@Crecganford]

I am aware of the book although I haven't read it as it is complete fiction. I may get around to it one day though, as the mix of characters does sound interesting

[@jono3697]

@@Crecganford Maybe you should have a wee peek, I don't read fiction. Thanks.

[@josephbenson4413]

After the video last night, I was wondering, so I looked on Project Gutenberg and found a translation of the Prose Edda (I believe so anyway). For once lacking resources, would that still be a good option?

[@Crecganford]

It is better than no translation, but they are very difficult to read due to the archaic nature of the language used in many of these copyright free versions.

[@josephbenson4413]

Between H.P. Lovecraft, classical philosophy and literature and 40+ years of Dungeons & Dragons, I'll take my chances! ;-)

[@shredder8130]

Hello, I'm not sure if you're going to see this but when you said there was "print errors" in the hardback edition, what kind of print errors exactly are we talking about?

[@Crecganford]

Hi, I'm sure there'd be a formal list in 2nd revisions of the book, but there are typos and very loose, if not mis-translations. Probably easier if you look up a formal academic review of the work as without doubt they would pick these up. A quick google finds this; scholarworks.iu.edu/journals/index.php/tmr/article/view/20902/26905 which touches on some of the issues

[@shredder8130]

@@Crecganford Oh cool thank you very much! oh wait and another thing... if I wanted to get the book off Amazon is there any way to tell what edition/revision of the book it is? I can't seem to find out.

[@jasonbatty5168]

What in your opinion would be the best copy to get of each ?

[@einarkristjansson6812]

Come on man, Snorri Sturluson was not a monk as you say. He was a chieftain and a powerful politician in Iceland in the 13 th. century and an influential writer as we know. Be sure of what you are telling people on KZbin. Greetings from Iceland.