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The Poetic Edda

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Carolyne Larrington
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Oxford University Press, 1999 - Fiction - 323 pages
The collection of Norse-Icelandic mythological and heroic poetry known as thePoetic Eddacontains the great narratives of the creation of the world and the coming of Ragnarok, the Doom of the Gods. The mythological poems explore the wisdom of the gods and giants, narrating the adventures of the god Thor against the hostile giants and the gods' rivalries amongst themselves. The heroic poems trace the exploits of the hero Helgi and his valkyrie bride, the tragic tale of Sigurd and Brynhild's doomed love, and the terrible drama of Sigurd's widow Gudrun and her children. Many of the poems predate the conversion of Scandinavia to Christianity, allowing us to glimpse the pagan beliefs of the North. Since the rediscovery of thePoetic Eddain the seventeenth century, its poetry has fascinated artists as diverse as Thomas Gray, Richard Wagner, and Jorge Luis Borges. This is the first complete translation to be published in Britain for fifty years, and it includes a scholarly introduction, notes, a genealogy of the gods and giants, and an index of names. With a new, modern package this title is an invaluable classic for your bookshelf.
  

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I bought this book several years ago and by several I mean many but never got around to reading it in its entirely. I thought it was about time I did that, so.. well, I did. Although it took me ages ... Read full review

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I mistaken the book to be a novel that I can read non-stop but I was wrong. It was pretty heavy to do justice to reading. Although considering the original language and how hard the translation would ... Read full review

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Contents

THE SEERESSS PROPHECY
3
SAYINGS OF THE HIGH ONE
14
VAFTHRUDNIRS SAYINGS
39
GRIMNIRS SAYINGS
50
SKIRNIRS JOURNEY
61
HARBARDS SONG
69
HYMIRS POEM
78
LOKIS QUARREL
84
FRAGMENT OF A POEM ABOUT SIGURD
174
THE FIRST LAY OF GUDRUN
177
A SHORT POEM ABOUT SIGURD
182
BRYNHILDS RIDE TO HELL
192
THE DEATH OF THE NIFLUNGS
195
THE SECOND LAY OF GUDRUN
196
THE THIRD LAY OF GUDRUN
203
ODDRUNS LAMENT
205

THRYMS POEM
97
THE LAY OF VOLUND
102
ALLWISES SAYINGS
109
THE FIRST POEM OF HELGI HUNDINGSBANI
114
THE POEM OF HELGI HIORVARDSSON
123
A SECOND POEM OF HELGI HUNDINGSBANI
132
THE DEATH OF SINFIOTLI
142
GRIPIRS PROPHECY
143
THE LAY OF REGIN
151
THE LAY OF FAFNIR
157
THE LAY OF SIGRDRIFA
166
THE LAY OF ATLI
210
THE GREENLANDIC POEM OF ATLI
217
THE WHETTING OF GUDRUN
234
THE LAY OF HAMDIR
238
BALDRS DREAMS
243
THE LIST OF RIG
246
THE SONG OF HYNDLA
253
THE SONG OF GROTTI
260
Explanatory Notes
264
Annotated Index of Names
298
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Northvegr - Poetic Edda - Thorpe Trans.
Text of the Poetic Edda in the Thorpe translation, including the disputed lays of Hrafnagaldr and Solarljodh.
www.northvegr.org/ lore/ poetic2/

Poetic Edda - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Poetic Edda is a collection of Old Norse poems primarily preserved in the .... (A web text of the Poetic Edda based on this edition has been prepared by ...
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Paul Acker and Carolyne Larrington, eds, The Poetic Edda: Essays ...
mythological poem in the Poetic Edda), and a general bibliography. ... collection of essays on the Poetic Edda (despite the fact it includes essays on ...
www.rdg.ac.uk/ AcaDepts/ ln/ Medieval/ reviews/ documents/ Acker_Edda.pdf

The Poetic Edda. Essays on Old Norse Mythology
The Poetic Edda. Essays on Old Norse Mythology. by Jonathan Grove. Edited by Paul Acker and Carolyne Larrington. New York and London: Roufledge, ...
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book.store.bg - The Poetic Edda (Oxford World's Classics)
Seeress's Prophecy 3, 57 The collection of Norse-Icelandic mythological and heroic poetry known as the Poetic Edda contains the great narratives of the ...
import.book.store.bg/ product/ id-0192839462/ the-poetic-edda-40-oxford-world-39-s-classics-41-.html

Old Norse seminar Autumn 2003
Eddadikten i muntlig och skriftlig tradering/The Poetic Edda – from Orality .... The Poetic Edda. Oxford – New York; Oxford University Press World Classics. ...
www.uio.no/ studier/ emner/ hf/ iln/ NFI4121/ v07/ 2200%204121%20eddakurs%20plan.doc

Poetic Edda: Information and Much More from Answers.com
Poetic Edda The Poetic Edda is a collection of Old Norse poems primarily preserved in the Icelandic mediaeval manuscript Codex Regius.
www.answers.com/ topic/ poetic-edda

Mythos Agora | Books : Norse & Icelandic Sagas
The Poetic Edda | Translated by Carolyne Larrington | Icelandic literature ... The Poetic Edda : Mythological Poems | Translated by Henry Adams Bellows ...
www.mythosagora.com/ books-norse-mythology2.html

Medoburg Kindred - Resources
I recommend beginning with the Prose Edda, the Poetic Edda, and Tacitus; ... This poem is not usually considered part of the Poetic Edda (it comes from the ...
www.medoburg.org/ main/ resources/ groaslist_1.aspx

Bibliography of Norse and Germanic Myths
The Poetic Edda can be divided into mythological lays and heroic lays. The mythological section deals ... This also come with excerpt of the Poetic Edda. ...
www.timelessmyths.com/ norse/ lib-norse.html

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Carolyne Larrington is Senior Research Fellow at Montfort University, Leicester.

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