Prologue to Prose Edda

What struck me most about this piece was the incredibly close resemblance to the creation story in Genesis. The prologue differed so greatly from anything else we have read, even from those written after the saga age, mainly because the blatant conversion to Christianity. This prologue seems to be an adaptation of the biblical story meant to relate more to the Scandinavians than the original text. It takes on a very historical and educated air when explaining not only how God made earth, but also how people migrated and paganism arose.
I found it interesting that Snorri made room for the pagans in his account and how he did not demean them or call them heathens, he simply portrayed them as a people who, over time, strove to find meaning in life and thus found God again. The mapping of the different philosophies was intriguing in that it was delivered very matter of factly and showed a very logical progression. And finally, I thought it was worth noting how Troy was not only mentioned in this prologue, but it seemed to be an integral part of this historical story.