Prologue (Prose Edda)
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The Prologue is the first section of four books of the Prose Edda
, and consists of a euhemerized
Christian
account of the origins of Norse mythology
: the Norse gods are described as human Trojan
warriors who left Troy after the fall of that city and settled in northern Europe, where they were accepted as divine kings because of their superior culture and technology.
Regarding Prologue, scholar Anthony Faulkes comments that "undoubtedly one of [the author of Prologue]'s motives for including the prologue, and maybe the chief reason for the use of the frame device itself, was to avoid the criticism that his stories were dangerous to orthodoxy
".
Prose Edda
The Prose Edda, also known as the Younger Edda, Snorri's Edda or simply Edda, is an Icelandic collection of four sections interspersed with excerpts from earlier skaldic and Eddic poetry containing tales from Nordic mythology...
, and consists of a euhemerized
Euhemerus
Euhemerus was a Greek mythographer at the court of Cassander, the king of Macedon. Euhemerus' birthplace is disputed, with Messina in Sicily as the most probable location, while others champion Chios, or Tegea.-Life:...
Christian
Christianity
Christianity is a monotheistic religion based on the life and teachings of Jesus as presented in canonical gospels and other New Testament writings...
account of the origins of Norse mythology
Norse mythology
Norse mythology, a subset of Germanic mythology, is the overall term for the myths, legends and beliefs about supernatural beings of Norse pagans. It flourished prior to the Christianization of Scandinavia, during the Early Middle Ages, and passed into Nordic folklore, with some aspects surviving...
: the Norse gods are described as human Trojan
Troy
Troy was a city, both factual and legendary, located in northwest Anatolia in what is now Turkey, southeast of the Dardanelles and beside Mount Ida...
warriors who left Troy after the fall of that city and settled in northern Europe, where they were accepted as divine kings because of their superior culture and technology.
Regarding Prologue, scholar Anthony Faulkes comments that "undoubtedly one of [the author of Prologue]'s motives for including the prologue, and maybe the chief reason for the use of the frame device itself, was to avoid the criticism that his stories were dangerous to orthodoxy
Christianity
Christianity is a monotheistic religion based on the life and teachings of Jesus as presented in canonical gospels and other New Testament writings...
".