![]() In the beginning of The Delusion of Gylfi, he quotes the skaldic stanza that makes cryptic references to the goddess Gefion claiming a piece of land called Denmark's extension from a figure named Gylfi. It is obviously that Snorri quite often quotes Eddic and skaldic poems out of context in his text. This opens the door to the idea that the Codex Regius containing most of the Eddic poems may have been based on an older manuscript too. It is possible that it was written as early as the middle of the 12th century. The manuscript that he used does not exist any longer. Snorri most likely had a manuscript containing Eddic poetry available to him when he wrote Edda in 1220. The Eddic poems that can be verified as sources to Snorri's Edda are: The Prophecy of The Seeress, Grimnir's Sayings, Vafthrudnir's Sayings, The Sayings of The High One, and Loki's Quarrel may also be a slight reference to Skindir's journey. However, the majority of poetry quoted in that section uses skaldic meter. There are a few stanzas that have been quoted in the section, the Language of Poetry, which are also composed in Edda-related meter. ![]() Eddic poetry is almost exclusively used in this section, The Delusion of Gylfi, where it functions as sources for Snorri's interpretation of pre-Christian Nordic mythology. Snorri's Edda makes ample use of Eddic poetry. ![]()
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