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The Prose Edda and the Poetic Edda are our oldest written sources for Norse mythology. When it comes to the norse myths, they are the closest thing we have to listening these stories as the vikings actually told them, around those ancient campfires so long ago. It is my hope that you will enjoy this collection, and that the two books will work in tandem to broaden and deepen your appreciation for these epic and mystical stories, and the enigmatic culture that spawned them.

The stories in this collection can be traced back to Middle Eastern folk tales compiled in Arabic during the Islamic Golden Age The works were collected over many centuries by various authors, translators, and scholars across West, Central, and South Asia and North Africa. Some tales themselves trace their roots back to ancient and medieval Arabic, Persian, Greek, Indian, Jewish, and Turkish folklore and literature.

Moti was a big strong boy but he was also so clumsy and broke so much things at home that his father gave him money to leave. Horse traders stole his money, so he stole their horse and that started the fortunes of Moti, a wise, brave and loyal servant to the king.

A few simple words and a tricky mind made big changes for this tailor.

«Старшая Эдда» — великий скандинавский эпос, стоящий наряду с «Илиадой», «Одиссеей» и «Махабхаратой», — до недавнего времени не имел современного пересказа и был неизвестен широкой публике. Однако составляющие его «Песни о богах» и «Песни о героях» признаны истоком всей западноевропейской фэнтези и фантастики. Заметное влияние «Старшая Эдда» оказала и на Джона Р.Р. Толкина, благодаря чему был создан «Властелин колец» и популярность обрели такие древнеисландские существа, как гномы, тролли, орки, эльфы и, конечно же, боги Асгарда, украшающие сейчас постеры всемирно известных фильмов Marvel.