Edda: A Collection of EssaysRobert James Glendinning, Haraldur Bessason |
Contents
Odin and His Masks | 3 |
Insults and Riddles in the Edda Poems | 25 |
Elements of Imagery in the Poetic Edda | 47 |
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Ægir's Æsir allusion Alvíssmál Atlamál Atlamál sts Atlaqviða Atli Atli's Baldr battle brothers Brynhildr Bugge Christian Codex Regius context death dwarfs earth Eddic poems Eddic poetry element enumeration epic eschatological example fate Finnur Jónsson flyting frame Franks Casket Gðr Geirroðr Gering Germanic giant Giúcungs gods Grímnismál Guðrún Gunnarr Gylfaginning hall Hávamál heathen Helgi hero heroic Heusler HHII Hogni Hymir Icelandic idea interpretation kennings killing king Loci Loci's magic meaning metaphorical myth abbreviation mythological narrative Neckel Níðuðr Nordal Norwegian Odin Óðinn Old English Old Norse oral parallel passage poet Poetic Edda prefigurative prologue prose reference Reykjavík river names saga Saxo Scandinavian scholars seems senna Sigurðr Sijmons skaldic Skáldskaparmál SnE I 25 SnE II 89 Snorri stanza story svá Sveinsson sword theme Thórr tion tradition valkyrie verse við Volospá Volundr Völuspá Vries word þat þeir Þiðriks