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Scholars have attempted to localize individual poems by studying the geography, flora, and fauna to which they refer. This approach usually does not yield firm results. For example, there are no wolves in Iceland, but we can be sure that Icelandic poets were familiar with the species. Similarly, the
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poems, passed orally from singer to singer and from poet to poet for centuries. None of the poems are attributed to a particular author, though many of them show strong individual characteristics and are likely to have been the work of individual poets. While scholars have speculated on hypothetical
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in other old Germanic languages, has been shown to occur more frequently in Skaldic poems of earlier date. Applying this criterion to Eddic poetry, Bjarne Fidjestøl found large variation, indicating that some of the poems were much older than others.
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The problem of dating the poems is linked with the problem of determining where they were composed. Iceland was not settled until approximately 870, so anything composed before that time would necessarily have been elsewhere, most likely in
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English translators are not consistent on the translations of the names of the Eddic poems or on how the Old Norse forms should be rendered in English. Up to three translated titles are given below, taken from the translations of
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Opinions differ on the best way to translate the text, on the use or rejection of archaic language, and the rendering of terms lacking a clear English analogue. Still, Cottle's 1797 translation is now considered very inaccurate.
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Accurate dating of the poems has long been a source of scholarly debate. Firm conclusions are difficult to reach; lines from the Eddic poems sometimes appear in poems by known poets. For example,
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and seems so by some internal evidence. If so, it must have been composed no earlier than about 985, since there were no Scandinavians in Greenland until that time.
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Das Füllwort of-um im Altwestnordischen. Eine Untersuchung zur Geschichte der germanischen Präfixe: Ein Beitrag zur altgermanischen Metrik.
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In some cases, old poems may have been interpolated with younger verses or merged with other poems. For example, stanzas 9–16 of
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have been taken as evidence that the poet who composed it had seen a volcanic eruption in Iceland – but this is hardly certain.
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was written during the 13th century, but nothing was known of its whereabouts until 1643, when it came into the possession of
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The Second Lay of Helgi Hundingsbane, The Second Lay of Helgi the Hunding-Slayer, A Second Poem of Helgi Hundingsbani
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More certain than such circumstantial evidence are linguistic dating criteria. These can be arrived at by looking at
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The First Lay of Helgi Hundingsbane, The First Lay of Helgi the Hunding-Slayer, The First Poem of Helgi Hundingsbani
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was discovered, it seemed that the speculation had proved correct, but modern scholarly research has shown that the
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and scholar of Old Norse who was familiar with the Eddas, utilized concepts from them in his 1937 fantasy novel
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are often employed, though they do not arise as frequently, nor are they as complex, as those found in typical
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contain poetry in the Eddic style. Their age and importance is often difficult to evaluate but the
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The Lay of Helgi the Son of Hjörvard, The Lay of Helgi Hjörvardsson, The Poem of Helgi Hjörvardsson
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are sometimes called the "eddic appendix". Other Eddic-like poems not usually published in the
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is a prose version of much of the Niflung cycle of poems. Due to several missing pages (see
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The Greenland Ballad of Atli, The Greenlandish Lay of Atli, The Greenlandic Poem of Atli
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was likely written first and that the two were, at most, connected by a common source.
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Eddica minora: Dichtungen eddischer Art aus den Fornaldarsögur und anderen Prosawerken
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composed in the latter half of the 10th century, and he uses a couple of lines in his
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were known in Iceland, but scholars speculated that there once was another Edda, an
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The dating of Eddic poetry: A historical survey and methodological investigation.
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Bishop Brynjólfur sent the manuscript as a present to the Danish king, hence the
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and strongly concentrated imagery. Poets who have acknowledged their debt to the
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is a verse retelling or reconstruction of the Nibelung poems from the Edda (see
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The Slaying of The Niflungs, The Fall of the Niflungs, The Death of the Niflungs
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The Elder Eddas of Saemund Sigfusson; and the Younger Eddas of Snorre Sturleson
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has been translated numerous times, the earliest printed edition being that by
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The Poetic Edda: Translated from the Icelandic with an Introduction and Notes
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The short Völuspá, The Short Seeress' Prophecy, Short Prophecy of the Seeress
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is the oldest complete source for the Norse version of much of the story of
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The few demonstrably historical characters mentioned in the poems, such as
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Wise-woman's prophecy, The Prophecy of the Seeress, The Seeress's Prophecy
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of sorts. The dating of the manuscripts themselves provides a more useful
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The Ballad of Vafthrúdnir, The Lay of Vafthrúdnir, Vafthrúdnir's Sayings
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The Ballad of the High One, The Sayings of Hár, Sayings of the High One
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Brynhild's Hell-Ride, Brynhild's Ride to Hel, Brynhild's Ride to Hell
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Larrington, Carolyne (2007), Clark, David; Phelpstead, Carl (eds.),
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Norse Mythology: A Guide to the Gods, Heroes, Rituals, and Beliefs
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Individual poems have individual clues to their age. For example,
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A comparison of the second and third verses (lines 5–12) of the
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authors, firm and accepted conclusions have never been reached.
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Of Sinfjötli's Death, Sinfjötli's Death, The Death of Sinfjötli
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in orange. Yellow and green denote related Germanic languages.
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Norse Mythology: A Guide to Gods, Heroes, Rituals, and Beliefs
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Other dating criteria include the use of the negative adverb
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whose dates are more firmly known. For instance the particle
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Edited by Odd Einar Haugen. Copenhagen: C.A. Reitals Forlag.
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the glorious Fate Tree   that springs 'neath the Earth.
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The Ballad of Skírnir, The Lay of Skírnir, Skírnir's Journey
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The Ballad of Grímnir, The Lay of Grímnir, Grímnir's Sayings
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there was Yawning of Deeps   and nowhere grass :
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Gudrún's Inciting, Gudrún's Lament, The Whetting of Gudrún.
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The Lament of Oddrún, The Plaint of Oddrún, Oddrún's Lament
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Fragment of a Sigurd Lay, Fragment of a Poem about Sigurd
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actually existed, taking Brynhildr to be partly based on
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The Poem of Hyndla, The Lay of Hyndla, The Song of Hyndla
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The Ballad of Alvís, The Lay of Alvís, All-Wise's Sayings
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are sometimes called Eddica minora and were compiled by
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The Ballad of The Victory-Bringer, The Lay of Sigrdrífa
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The Poem of Hárbard, The Lay of Hárbard, Hárbard's Song
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around the year 1000, but in some Eddic poems the word
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The title page of Olive Bray's English translation of
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Sea nor cool waves   nor sand there were ;
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1923, New York: The American-Scandinavian Foundation
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I remember nine worlds, I remember nine giant women,
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I remember nine worlds, I remember nine giant women,
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nor was Earth found ever,   nor Heaven on high,
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Young were the years when Ymir made his settlement,
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Who gave me bread   in the days gone by ;
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Those not found in the 3527: 3450:Poetic Edda in Old Norse from heimskringla.no 3415:Cassell's Dictionary of Norse Myth and Legend 3098: 2433:It was early in ages when Ymir made his home, 2311:but a gaping emptiness   nowhere green. 2300:I know how nine roots   form nine worlds 2247:harv error: no target: CITEREFHollander1962 ( 2201:But a yawning gap,   and grass nowhere. 1235:Cassell's Dictionary of Norse Myth and Legend 990:in question, is the younger derivative work. 953:Like most early poetry, the Eddic poems were 673: 8: 3473:, review of all English translations to 2018 3321:, vol. 2, HarperCollins, Appendix III, 2608:makes much use of the works included in the 2575:harv error: no target: CITEREFCrawford2015 ( 2430:the famed tree of fate down under the earth. 2298:those who called me   one of their kin; 2199:Earth had not been,   nor heaven above, 2192:With mighty roots   beaneath the mold. 2150:they who aforetime   fostered me : 1965:harvnb error: no target: CITEREFCottle1797 ( 859:is still sometimes associated with both the 3434:. 7 volumes in 8 parts. Heidelberg: Winter. 2462:in days long gone. If I look back, I recall 2449:harv error: no target: CITEREFOrchard2011 ( 2280: 2211:harv error: no target: CITEREFBellows1923 ( 878: 710:. It is distinct from the closely related 3742: 3735: 3556: 3534: 3520: 3512: 3267:"Translating the Poetic Edda into English" 3170:Acker, Paul; Larrington, Carolyne (2002), 3105: 3091: 2736: 2518: 2504:the mighty Measuring-Tree below the earth. 2466:that renowned tree of fate below the Earth 2411:harv error: no target: CITEREFDronke1997 ( 2354: 2340:the mighty Measuring-Tree below the earth. 2124:nor was earth to be seen nor heaven above. 2098:harv error: no target: CITEREFThorpe1866 ( 2045:harv error: no target: CITEREFFinnur1932 ( 1158:are also included in many editions of the 724:exist: especially notable is the medieval 680: 666: 52: 46:and a number of its inhabitants (1908) by 3149:. Oxford University Press. pp. 11–. 2509:there was no sand nor sea nor cool waves; 2485:harv error: no target: CITEREFDodds2014 ( 2345:there was no sand nor sea nor cool waves; 2321:harv error: no target: CITEREFTerry1990 ( 2305:Nothing was there   when time began, 2273:Nowhere was there earth nor heaven above. 2242: 2235:neither earth was there nor upper heaven, 2186:I remember yet   the giants of yore, 1676:Grípir's Prophecy, The Prophecy of Grípir 1472:The Ballad of Svipdag, The Lay of Svipdag 2570: 2475:only the cavern of chaos's gaping gulf. 2173:harv error: no target: CITEREFBray1908 ( 1998: 1474:) – This title, originally suggested by 849:Brynjólfur attributed the manuscript to 3237:Harris, Joseph (2005). "Eddic Poetry". 3135: 2748: 2507:Early in time Ymir made his settlement, 2471:No land, sand or sea folding on itself, 2444: 2437:no earth to be found, nor heaven above: 2349:chaos yawned, grass was there nowhere. 2266:The wonderful Ash, way under the ground 2206: 1882:The Ballad of Hamdir, The Lay of Hamdir 1700:The Ballad of Fáfnir, The Lay of Fáfnir 1500:Ballad of Fjölsvid, The Lay of Fjölsvid 1178:. Many of the poems are also quoted in 64: 3260: 3258: 3214:Göttingen: Vandenhoeck & Ruprecht. 2439:a gulf beguiling, nor grass anywhere. 2406: 2334:I, born of giants, remember very early 2296:I remember giants   of ages past, 2275:But a grinning gap and grass nowhere. 2260:I tell of Giants from times forgotten. 2093: 2040: 1961: 1514:Odins's Raven Song, Odin's Raven Chant 3294:, Houghton Mifflin, Ch. 3 pp. 70–71, 3081:WikiProject Norse history and culture 2480: 2424:I recall those giants, born early on, 2316: 2271:Was no sand or sea, no surging waves. 2233:was nor sea nor land nor salty waves, 1688:The Ballad of Regin, The Lay of Regin 893:. For centuries it was stored in the 656:WikiProject Norse history and culture 7: 2511:earth was nowhere nor the sky above, 2498:I remember giants born early in time 2347:earth was nowhere nor the sky above, 2168: 2115:I remember nine Worlds, nine Sibyls, 1921:The Battle of the Goths and the Huns 1152:Poems similar to those found in the 3399:, Oxford: Oxford University Press, 3383:Magnússson, Ásgeir Blöndal (1989), 3348:Norse Mythology: Myths of the Eddas 2671:, and in other works. For example: 2226:Nine worlds I know, the nine abodes 2117:a glorious Judge beneath the earth. 2111:I remember the Giants born of yore, 1419:The Mill's Song, The Song of Grotti 2460:I remember being reared by Jotuns, 2120:In the beginning, when naught was, 1537:After the mythological poems, the 25: 3432:Kommentar zu den Liedern der Edda 3190:. Coach House Books. p. 12. 2469:Ymir struck camp when time began. 1553:are to be seen as a whole in the 1545:about mortal heroes, examples of 3492: 2756: 2399:a gulf was there of gaping voids 2262:Those who fed me in former days: 2231:In earliest times did Ymir live: 2224:which long ago did give me life. 1829:). The full manuscript title is 1145:The cover of Lee M. Hollander's 72: 2464:nine worlds, nine wood-witches, 2222:I call to mind the kin of etins 1488:Gróa's Spell, The Spell of Gróa 1073:. This was observed already by 814:. At the time, versions of the 2382:glorious tree of good measure, 1361:The Lay of Thrym, Thrym's Poem 1333:The Lay of Hymir, Hymir's Poem 1: 3365:Björnsson, Árni, ed. (1975), 3317:(2007), "Return to Bag-End", 2551:It was at the very beginning, 1075:Olaf ‘White Skald’ Thordarson 27:Collection of Old Norse poems 3489:(plain text, HTML and other) 3430:von See, Klaus (1997–2019). 3346:Anderson, Rasmus B. (1876), 2548:from which Yggdrasil sprang. 2389:when Ymir made his dwelling: 1127:apocalyptic descriptions of 3502:public domain audiobook at 3374:Briem, Ólafur, ed. (1985), 2711:Legend of Sigurd and Gudrún 2500:those nurtured me long ago; 2426:who long ago brought me up; 2336:those who nurtured me then; 2132:Vigfússon & Powell 1883 1919:, also known in English as 1049:'not', and alliteration of 895:Royal Library in Copenhagen 736:, which contains 31 poems. 4104: 3768:Helgakviða Hundingsbana II 2964:First Grammatical Treatise 2720:), composed in the Eddaic 2555:there was no sand, no sea, 2391:There was not sand nor sea 2074:There was in times of old, 1636:Helgakviða Hundingsbana II 1079:Third Grammatical Treatise 720:. Several versions of the 3761:Helgakviða Hjörvarðssonar 3754:Helgakviða Hundingsbana I 3319:The History of The Hobbit 3223:Fidjestøl, Bjarne. 1999. 2641:. Only 22 stanzas of the 2585: 2395:Earth was not to be found 2387:It was early in the ages 1624:Helgakviða Hjörvarðssonar 1608:Helgakviða Hundingsbana I 763:, with its use of terse, 540:Medieval Scandinavian law 3835:Sigurðarkviða hin skamma 3292:The Road to Middle-earth 2593:Allusions and quotations 2269:When Ymir lived long ago 2113:who bred me up long ago. 2051:(unchanged orthography) 1831:Atlakviða hin grœnlenzka 1784:The Second Lay of Gudrún 1743:Sigurðarkviða hin skamma 450:Early Germanic calendars 258:Hel (mythological being) 2542:I remember nine worlds, 2378:Nine worlds I remember, 2281:Auden & Taylor 1969 2080:nor gelid waves ; 2069:the great central tree, 2065:I nine worlds remember, 2027:né svalar unnir ; 1846:Atlamál hin groenlenzku 1803:The Third Lay of Gudrún 1788:Guðrúnarkviða hin forna 1736:The First Lay of Gudrún 1666:) (A short prose text.) 1349:of Loki, Loki's Quarrel 1015:Atlamál hin groenlenzku 976:that are also found in 753:Scandinavian literature 749:Germanic heroic legends 470:Death in Norse paganism 236:Dökkálfar and Ljósálfar 3413:Orchard, Andy (1997), 3184:Dodds, Jeramy (2014). 2086:'twas a chaotic chasm, 1934:The Waking of Angantýr 1641:Völsungakviða in forna 1587:Brunhilda of Austrasia 1547:Germanic heroic legend 1345:Loki's Wrangling, The 1233:and in Andy Orchard's 1149: 1093:; 'the ancient use of 867:using it as a source. 826:, which contained the 50: 3821:Brot af Sigurðarkviðu 3378:, Reykjavík: Skálholt 2538:in those ancient days 2534:I remember the giants 2057:The Jötuns I remember 1791:The Old Lay of Gudrún 1719:Brot af Sigurðarkviðu 1144: 968:Eyvindr skáldaspillir 33: 4078:Icelandic literature 4063:Old Norse literature 3470:www.mimisbrunnr.info 3143:John Lindow (2002). 2598:As noted above, the 2397:nor above it heaven: 2031:né upphiminn ; 1948:English translations 1858:The Jörmunrekkr Lays 1077:, the author of the 863:and versions of the 808:Brynjólfur Sveinsson 769:alliterative devices 3786:Frá dauða Sinfjötla 3417:, London: Cassell, 3385:Íslensk orðsifjabók 2982:Proto-Indo-European 2616:or even knew of it. 2553:it was Ymir's time, 2401:and grass nowhere, 2380:nine wood-ogresses, 2372:born early in time, 2088:and grass nowhere, 2061:those who me of old 1975:translation of the 1659:Frá dauða Sinfjötla 1565:, and the story of 1561:, the story of the 1526:The Poem of Gullkár 1033:, corresponding to 851:Sæmundr the Learned 393:Rituals and worship 42:depicting the tree 4088:Nibelung tradition 4068:Germanic mythology 4042:Icelandic language 3842:Helreið Brynhildar 3679:Völuspá hin skamma 3553:Mythological poems 3466:"Eddic to English" 3369:, Reykjavík. Iðunn 3315:Ratecliff, John D. 3274:Old Norse Made New 3210:Kuhn, Hans. 1929. 3027:Greenlandic Norse 2906:alliterative verse 2565:just Ginnungagap. 2082:earth existed not, 2071:beneath the earth. 2025:vasa sandr né sær, 2010:fœdda hǫfðu ; 1923:), extracted from 1755:Helreið Brynhildar 1559:Helgi Hundingsbani 1241:Mythological poems 1150: 1081:, who termed this 1006:terminus ante quem 1000:terminus post quem 986:, or at least the 913:alliterative verse 759:, particularly in 708:alliterative verse 460:Seeress (Germanic) 182:Old Norse religion 134:Pre-Roman Iron Age 51: 4050: 4049: 3947: 3946: 3918: 3917: 3863:Guðrúnarkviða III 3727: 3726: 3718:Hrafnagaldr Óðins 3486:Project Gutenberg 3361:, Reprinted 2003 3328:978-0-00-725066-0 3248:978-0-8020-3823-4 3156:978-0-19-983969-8 3115: 3114: 2790:Greenlandic Norse 2691:The names of his 2590: 2589: 2557:no cooling waves, 2536:born so long ago; 2384:under the ground. 2370:I remember giants 2084:nor heaven above, 2078:nor sand nor sea, 2076:where Ymir dwelt, 2033:gap vas ginnunga, 2023:þars Ymir byggði, 1937:, extracted from 1798:Guðrúnarkviða III 1652:The Niflung Cycle 1509:Hrafnagaldr Óðins 1450:Völuspá in skamma 1373:The Lay of Völund 810:, then Bishop of 793:Jorge Luis Borges 781:August Strindberg 690: 689: 515:Germanic kingship 221:Wayland the Smith 144:Germanic Iron Age 129:Nordic Bronze Age 48:W. 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Index

Eddic poems

Yggdrasil
W. G. Collingwood
a series
Norsemen

Norse language
Scandinavia
History
History
Nordic Stone Age
Nordic Bronze Age
Pre-Roman Iron Age
Roman Iron Age
Germanic Iron Age
Migration Period
Viking Age
Norse–Gaels
Normans
Christianization
Old Norse religion
Gods
Æsir
Vanir
Jötunn
Sigurd
Sigmund
Wayland the Smith
Vættir

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