Prose Edda: Tales from Norse MythologyThe only prose account of the old faith of the Vikings, the Asatru. This is the source material, handed down for centuries, about the lives of Odin, Thor and Loki. These gods are mentioned daily by millions of people. The Asatru has always been a source of inspiration for great artists and this book collects the best works of art inspired by the Edda. many of these paintings have never before been collected in a book. Material from the 19th and 20th Century are presented. |
Contents
Skaldskaparmal | 59 |
Hattatal | 165 |
Annotated Index of Names | 219 |
Copyright | |
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Ægir Æsir alliteration Arnor Asgard Asyniur Baldr battle Baugi blood Bolverk Bragi brother called common noun composed daughter descended drink dróttkvætt dróttkvætt form dwarf eagle earl earth Edda Einar father fire fourth lines Freyia Freyr Frigg Frodi frost-giants full rhymes Geirrod giant giantess Giantland Gioll gods gold Gylfaginning Hakon half-rhymes half-stanza hall hammer Harald heaven Heimskringla helmet Hogni horse Hreidmar Hrolf Hrungnir Hymir Icelandic Icelandic poet Idunn kennings killed king king's Kraki lætr land Loki lord mead of poetry Midgard serpent mighty name of Odin Niord Norway Odin's poem prince quotations referred refhvörf ring river ruler saga says sea-king second and fourth shield ship Sigurd Skaldskaparmal Skrymir Skuli Snorri Snorri Sturluson spear spoke Gangleri stanza stories sword syllables Thialfi Thiassi Thiodolf third lines Thor Thor's told took troll-wife troop Ulf Uggason Utgarda-Loki Val-hall verse verse-form warrior wave wolf woman word Yngvi