The Poetic Edda: The Mythological PoemsThe vibrant Old Norse poems in this 13th-century collection known as the 'Lays of the Gods' recapture the ancient oral traditions of the Norsemen. These mythological poems include the Voluspo, one of the broadest conceptions of the world's creation and ultimate destruction ever crystallized in literary form; the Hovamol, a compilation of sagacious counsels reminiscent of the biblical book of Proverbs; the Lokasenna, a comedy bursting with vivid characterizations; and the Thrymskvitha, a ballad of enduring loveliness. |
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Contents
VOLUSPO | 1 |
HOVAMOL | 28 |
VAFTHRUTHNISMOL | 68 |
GRIMNISMOL | 84 |
SKIRNISMOL | 107 |
HARBARTHSLJOTH | 121 |
HYMISKVITHA | 138 |
LOKASENNA | 151 |
THRYMSKVITHA | 174 |
ALVISSMOL | 183 |
BALDRS DRAUMAR | 195 |
RIGSTHULA | 201 |
HYNDLULJOTH | 217 |
SVIPDAGSMOL | 234 |
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Common terms and phrases
Alvis answer appear Baldr battle beginning Brimir bring called century Codex collection comes concerning daughter dead death drink dwarfs dwelling early earth Edda Eddic editors elsewhere evil fair fare father Fenrir fight fire Fjolsvith Freyja Freyr Frigg giants give gods Grimnismol hall hammer hand Harbarth head hear hero indicated interpolated introductory king knowest known land late live Loki Loki spake lost magic manuscript means mentioned mighty mother never night Njorth Norse original Othin Othin spake poem presumably probably prose question quotes race rede reference Regius runes seek seems shalt Snorri sons soon speak stands stanza story suggests Svipdag sword tell thee Thor spake Thor's thou thou hast translation Vafthruthnir various Voluspo Wanes whole wife wisdom wise wolf
Bibliographic information
| Title | The Poetic Edda: The Mythological Poems Dover Value Editions Series |
| Author | Henry Adams Bellows |
| Edition | reprint |
| Publisher | Courier Corporation, 2004 |
| ISBN | 0486437108, 9780486437101 |
| Length | 251 pages |
| Subjects | › › Fiction / Classics Literary Criticism / European / German |
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