10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «ELDER EDDA»
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Elder Edda in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to
Elder Edda and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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The
Elder Edda: A Book of Viking Lore
Compiled by an unknown scribe in Iceland around 1270, and based on sources dating back centuries earlier, these mythological and heroic poems tell of gods and mortals from an ancient era: the giant-slaying Thor, the doomed Völsung family, ...
2
Poems of the
Elder Edda
A revised edition of Terry's classic Poems of the Vikings, long out of print. This edition has a new preface, updated references, and expanded notes and glossary. The translation itself has been extensively revised.
3
The Poetic
Edda (The
Elder Edda)
First passed down orally through innumerable generations of minstrels before the presence of Christianity in Scandinavia, and written down eventually by unknown poets, The Poetic Edda is a collection of mythological and heroic Old Norse ...
4
The
Elder Edda and Ancient Scandinavian Drama
Originally published in 1920, this book provides a theory of the dramatic origin of the older Eddic poems.
5
J.R.R. Tolkien Encyclopedia: Scholarship and Critical Assessment
Another Elder Edda poem, Fa ́fnisma ́l, gave Tolkien a model for Bilbo's
conversation with Smaug (Letters, 134). And still another poem, Reginsma ́l,
gave him an Old Norse example of enmity caused by gold. Various Eddic tales of
questions ...
Michael D. C. Drout, 2007
An unknown Icelandic scribe collected over two dozen poems from oral tradition and placed them into a single volume which became known as the Elder Edda.
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The
Elder Edda of Saemund Sigfusson
The book has no illustrations or index. It may have numerous typos or missing text. However, purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original rare book from the publisher's website (GeneralBooksClub.com).
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The Poetic
Edda: Essays on Old Norse Mythology
... des Codex Regius nebst verwandten Denkmalern. I: Text. 1914. 4th ed. rev.
Hans Kuhn, 1962. 5th ed. Heidelberg: Carl Winter, 1983. Terry, Patricia, tr.
Poems of the Elder Edda. Rev. ed. Philadelphia: University of Pennsylvania
Press, 1990.
Paul Acker, Carolyne Larrington, 2002
9
The
Elder Edda of Saemund Sigfusson - Primary Source Edition
This is a reproduction of a book published before 1923.
10
Edda: A Collection of Essays
But in the anonymous Elder Edda the allusions are acted out, and the myths are
in no way rationalized or deprecated. The gods are treated seriously, as real
creatures, having supernatural but real adventures, described and identified by
their ...
Robert J. Glendinning, 1983
10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «ELDER EDDA»
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Back for Thor: how Iceland is reconnecting with its pagan past
... central Reykjavík, a group of a dozen or so members have gathered for the organisation's weekly reading group, to pore over the elder Edda. «The Guardian, Feb 15»
Ragnarok 2014: Read The 'Legends From the Ancient North …
Aside from its ties to Ragnarok, The Elder Edda, as well as the other four classics in this collection, is touted as being an inspiration to J.R.R. ... «Geeks of Doom, Feb 14»
Win Penguin Classics' Legends from the Ancient North collection
Legends from the Ancient North, published by Penguin Classics, includes Beowulf, The Elder Edda and The Saga of the Volsungs, some of the ... «The Guardian, Dec 13»
'The Making of Middle-earth' by Christopher Snyder
... Nori, Fili, Kili, and others from the Old Norse work the “Elder Edda.” The idea of Gandalf as a wizard amalgamates ideas of Odin and Merlin, ... «Boston Globe, Dec 13»
Wherein I Finally Try Tolkien
He admires the author's “arranged marriage of the Elder Edda and 'The Wind in the Willows' — big Icelandic romance and small-scale cozy ... «Patheos, Oct 13»
Religious Literacy 101 Reading List
His creation myth in The Silmarillion is as deeply honoring of Genesis as it borrows from northern traditions (Elder Edda, etc.). The Valar could ... «The American Conservative, Sep 13»
Penguin Designs A Series Of Tolkien's Favorite Books
'The Saga of the Volsungs', 'Sir Gawain and the Green Knight', 'The Wanderer: Elegies, Epics, Riddles', 'Beowulf', and 'The Elder Edda' have ... «PSFK, Aug 13»
Penguin re-releases tolkien inspirations
The five titles include Beowulf, The Saga of the Volsungs, Sir Gawain and the Green Knight, The Elder Edda and The Wanderer. Publishing ... «The Bookseller, Jul 13»
Five collections of poetry and nary a rhyme among them: Reviews
The old Norse Elder Edda, also called the Poetic Edda, consists of vigorous poems written down in the 13th century, but which are even older ... «The Star-Ledger - NJ.com, Sep 11»
Fornvännen's Spring Issue On-Line
Did it adorn the cover of a manuscript of the gospels or of the Elder Edda – or of something I shudder to even think about? Ylva Sjöstrand finds ... «ScienceBlogs, Oct 10»
