The Poetic Edda

by Hollander, Lee M.

• ISBN13: 9780292764996
• ISBN10: 0292764995
• Edition: 2nd
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 1986-05-01
• Publisher: Univ of Texas Pr

Summary

"...the translation may indeed be regarded as the crowning achievement of a great scholar." --Scandinavian-American Bulletin The Poetic Edda comprises a treasure trove of mythic and spiritual verse holding an important place in Nordic culture, literature, and heritage. Its tales of strife and death form a repository, in poetic form, of Norse mythology and heroic lore, embodying both the ethical views and the cultural life of the North during the late heathen and early Christian times. Collected by an unidentified Icelander, probably during the twelfth or thirteenth century, The Poetic Edda was rediscovered in Iceland in the seventeenth century by Danish scholars. Even then its value as poetry, as a source of historical information, and as a collection of entertaining stories was recognized. This meticulous translation succeeds in reproducing the verse patterns, the rhythm, the mood, and the dignity of the original in a revision that Scandinavian Studies says "may well grace anyone's bookshelf."

Table of Contents

General IntroductionThe Prophecy of the Seeress: Voluspaacute

The Sayings of Haacute;r: Haacute;vamaacute;l

The Lay of Vafthruacute;thnir: Vafthruacute;thnismaacute;l

The Lay of Griacute;mnir: Griacute;mnismaacute;l

The Lay of Skiacute;rnir: Skiacute;rnismaacute;l

The Lay of Haacute;rbarth: Haacute;rbarzljoacute;th

The Lay of Hymir: Hymiskvitha

The Flyting of Loki: Lokasenna

The Lay of Thrym: Thrymskvitha

The Lay of Alviiacute;s: Alviacute;ssmaacute;lBaldr's Dreams: Baldrs draumar

The Lay of Riacute;g: Riacute;gsthula

The Lay of Hyndla: Hyndluljoacute;th

The Short Seeress' Prophecy: Voluspaacute; hin skamma

The Lay of Svipdag: Svipdagsmaacute;l

The Spell of Groacute;a: Groacute;galdr

The Lay of Fjolsvith: Fjolsvinnsmaacute;l

The Lay of Grotti: Grottasongr

The Lay of Volund: Volundarkvitha

The Helgi Lays

The Lay of Helgi Hjorvarthsson: Helgakvitha Hjorvarthssonar

The First Lay of Helgi the Hunding-Slayer: Helgakvitha Hundingsbana I

The Second Lay of Helgi the Hunding-Slayer: Helgakvitha Hundingsbana IISinfjotli's Death: Fraacute; dautha Sinfjotla

The Prophecy of Griacute;pir: Griacute;pisspaacute;

The Lay of Regin: Reginsmaacute;l

The Lay of Faacute;fnir: Faacute;fnismaacute;l

The Lay of Sigrdriacute;fa: Sigrdriacute;fumaacute;l

The Great LacunaFragment of a Sigurth Lay: Brot of Sigurtharkvithu

The First Lay of Guthruacute;n: Guthruacute;narkvitha I

The Short Lay of Sigurth: Sigurtharkvitha hin skammaBrynhild's Ride to Hel: Helreith Brynhildar

The Fall of the Niflungs: Draacute;p Niflunga

The Second (or Old) Lay of Guthrun: Guthruacute;narkvitha II (hin forna)

The Third Lay of Guthrun: Guthruacute;narkvitha III

The Plaint of Oddruacute;n: Oddruacute;nargraacute;tr

The Lay of Atli: Atlakvitha .

The Greenlandish Lay of Atli: Atlamaacute;l hin groenlenzkuGuthrun's Lament: Guthruacute;narhvat

The Lay of Hamthir: Hamthismaacute;l (hin fornu)

The Catalogue of Dwarfs: (Dvergatal)Guide to Pronunciation

Glossary

Selected Bibliography

Index and List of Names

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