The term 'Icelandic Tales' refers to the Edda, a collection of Old Norse poems and stories from Iceland. The Edda is divided into two parts: the Poetic Edda and the Prose Edda. The Poetic Edda contains a number of heroic and mythological poems, while the Prose Edda is a handbook of poetics for skaldic poetry. Both parts of the Edda are important sources of information about Norse mythology and culture.