10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «POETIC EDDA»
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The Poetic Edda by Henry Adams Bellows This edition is a reprint of the 1923 Bellows translation of Scandinavian mythology.
Henry Adams Bellows, 2012
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The
Poetic Edda: Essays on Old Norse Mythology
This unique collection of essays applies significant critical approaches to the mythological poetry of the Poetic Edda, a principal source for Old Norse cosmography and the legends of Odin, Loki, and Thor.
Paul Acker, Carolyne Larrington, 2002
The Poetic Edda comprises a treasure trove of mythic and spiritual verse holding an important place in Nordic culture, literature, and heritage.
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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 ...
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The
Poetic Edda: Volume III Mythological Poems II
This volume presents four of the most intricate and fascinating mythological poems of the Poetic Edda, with parallel translations and individual introductions and commentaries.
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The
Poetic Edda: The Mythological Poems
The vibrant Old Norse poems in this 13th-century collection recapture the ancient oral traditions of the Norsemen.
This is the first complete translation to be published in Britain for fifty years, and it includes a scholarly introduction, notes, a genealogy of the gods and giants, and an index of names.
Carolyne Larrington, 1999
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Revisiting the
Poetic Edda: Essays on Old Norse Heroic ...
This collection visits the dramatic poems of Old Norse heroic legend and is a companion volume to The Poetic Edda: Essays on Old Norse Mythology (Routledge, 2002), considering speech act and feminist theory, queer theory and psychoanalytic ...
Paul Acker, Carolyne Larrington, 2013
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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, ...
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Edda: A Collection of Essays
Twelve essays are presented by outstanding authorities in Nordic medieval studies and range from treatment of broad aspects of the Edda, to consideration of single poems, to analysis of parts of specific works.
Robert J. Glendinning, 1983
10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «POETIC EDDA»
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“who wouldn't want to get involved?” : Kirsty Doole on the OUPblog
... but I've a serious soft spot for many of the Oxford World's Classics posts: on The Wind in the Willows; on Anna Karenina; on The Poetic Edda; ... «OUPblog, Jul 15»
Spirits of the Land: Landvaettir, Wights, and Elves
We also see this link in Frey's kingship over Alfheim, which according to the Grimnismal of the Poetic Edda was given to Frey as a baby. «Patheos, Jul 15»
The Powerful Valkyries as Icons of Female Force and Fear
The names of the Valkyries often depend on the text read: in the Icelandic or Old Norse text Völuspá, the first poem of the Poetic Edda in the ... «Ancient Origins, Jul 15»
The Thrifty Heathen's Guide to Resources
The Poetic Edda, a compilation of poetry written mostly after the 10th century CE, and The Prose Edda, written by Snorri Sturluson in the 13th ... «Patheos, Jul 15»
Linguist Takes Thor's Hammer To Crusty Translations Of Viking Poetry
But for translator Jackson Crawford—who lives in Riverton—the existing English translations of the Poetic Edda were just hard to read. «Wyoming Public Media, Jul 15»
World's first modern-day pagan temple is in Newark
It takes the form of prayers, chants, songs and readings from the Poetic Edda, a collection of old Norse poems, and the Prose Edda, a manual of ... «Newark Advertiser, Jun 15»
Summer Solstice, and the gender-stereotyping is easy
According to one of the poems in the Poetic Edda, a figure named Svalinn rides in the sun's chariot and holds a shield between her and the ... «Patheos, Jun 15»
REAL STORY OF THE NATIVE EUROPEANS
The poetic Edda recounts of how a young female, Voluspa, manages to gather the divided white tribes and unite them against the invaders, ... «Ancient Origins, Jun 15»
Try performing in atmospheric Norse slam poetry competition
... interesting interpretation of the compo's "An Unconventional Weapon" theme (and it also made me want to read more about the Poetic Edda ... «Boing Boing, Apr 15»
The Denver Post Book Calendar, 4/19/2015
April 23: 7:30 p.m. Jackson Crawford will discuss and sign "The Poetic Edda: Stories of the Norse Gods and Heroes." Vouchers, $5, include $5 ... «The Denver Post, Apr 15»
