Front cover image for The Poetic Edda

The Poetic Edda

These verses are a treasure trove of mythic and spiritual verse holding an important place in Nordic culture, literature, and heritage.
Print Book, English, 1986, ©1962
2d ed., rev View all formats and editions
University of Texas Press, Austin, 1986, ©1962
xxix, 343 pages ; 23 cm
9780292764996, 0292764995
14266753
General IntroductionThe Prophecy of the Seeress: VoluspáThe Sayings of Hár: HávamálThe Lay of Vafthrúthnir: VafthrúthnismálThe Lay of Grímnir: GrímnismálThe Lay of Skírnir: SkírnismálThe Lay of Hárbarth: HárbarzljóthThe Lay of Hymir: HymiskvithaThe Flyting of Loki: LokasennaThe Lay of Thrym: ThrymskvithaThe Lay of Alviís: AlvíssmálBaldr's Dreams: Baldrs draumarThe Lay of Ríg: RígsthulaThe Lay of Hyndla: HyndluljóthThe Short Seeress' Prophecy: Voluspá hin skammaThe Lay of Svipdag: Svipdagsmál The Spell of Gróa: GrógaldrThe Lay of Fjolsvith: FjolsvinnsmálThe Lay of Grotti: GrottasongrThe Lay of Volund: VolundarkvithaThe Helgi Lays The Lay of Helgi Hjorvarthsson: Helgakvitha HjorvarthssonarThe First Lay of Helgi the Hunding-Slayer: Helgakvitha Hundingsbana IThe Second Lay of Helgi the Hunding-Slayer: Helgakvitha Hundingsbana IISinfjotli's Death: Frá dautha SinfjotlaThe Prophecy of Grípir: GrípisspáThe Lay of Regin: ReginsmálThe Lay of Fáfnir: FáfnismálThe Lay of Sigrdrífa: SigrdrífumálThe Great LacunaFragment of a Sigurth Lay: Brot of SigurtharkvithuThe First Lay of Guthrún: Guthrúnarkvitha IThe Short Lay of Sigurth: Sigurtharkvitha hin skammaBrynhild's Ride to Hel: Helreith BrynhildarThe Fall of the Niflungs: Dráp NiflungaThe Second (or Old) Lay of Guthrun: Guthrúnarkvitha II (hin forna)The Third Lay of Guthrun: Guthrúnarkvitha IIIThe Plaint of Oddrún: OddrúnargrátrThe Lay of Atli: Atlakvitha .The Greenlandish Lay of Atli: Atlamál hin groenlenzkuGuthrun's Lament: GuthrúnarhvatThe Lay of Hamthir: Hamthismál (hin fornu)The Catalogue of Dwarfs: (Dvergatal)Guide to PronunciationGlossarySelected BibliographyIndex and List of Names