The term 'Scandinavian Epic' refers to a collection of Old Norse poems and stories, known as the Poetic Edda and Prose Edda. The Poetic Edda is a collection of anonymous poems from the Viking Age, while the Prose Edda was written by Icelandic scholar Snorri Sturluson in the 13th century. The term 'Edda' is used to refer to both collections, and is derived from Old Norse for 'great-grandmother'.