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The poetic Edda

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"The Poetic Edda: Translated from the Icelandic with an introduction and notes" is a collection of Old Norse anonymous poems composed in alliterative verse over several centuries. These ancient works, preserved in the medieval Codex Regius manuscript, contain mythological tales and heroic legends passed orally from poet to poet. The poems feature gods, dwarfs, and legendary figures like Attila, written in clear, unadorned language. This seminal collection has profoundly influenced Scandinavian literature and inspired writers from Tolkien to Borges with its dramatic storytelling and innovative poetic forms.

The poetic Edda, from the public domain. Republished by OpenStories from Project Gutenberg eBook #73533.

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21 Chapters

  1. 1.Front Matter4,709 words
  2. 2.Conclusion130 words
  3. 3.Part I: The Poetic Edda (1)8,597 words
  4. 4.Part I: The Poetic Edda (2)8,135 words
  5. 5.Part I: The Poetic Edda (3)8,416 words
  6. 6.Part I: The Poetic Edda (4)8,290 words
  7. 7.Part I: The Poetic Edda (5)8,402 words
  8. 8.Part I: The Poetic Edda (6)8,384 words
  9. 9.Part I: The Poetic Edda (7)7,469 words
  10. 10.Part II: The Poetic Edda (1)8,348 words
  11. 11.Part II: The Poetic Edda (2)6,748 words
  1. 12.Section I: (stanzas 1–4) deals with an early adventure of Helgi’s, in232 words
  2. 13.Section III: comes, of course, from the “old Volsung lay.” This seems as (1)8,583 words
  3. 14.Section III: comes, of course, from the “old Volsung lay.” This seems as (2)8,373 words
  4. 15.Section III: comes, of course, from the “old Volsung lay.” This seems as (3)8,557 words
  5. 16.Section III: comes, of course, from the “old Volsung lay.” This seems as (4)8,448 words
  6. 17.Section III: comes, of course, from the “old Volsung lay.” This seems as (5)8,453 words
  7. 18.Section III: comes, of course, from the “old Volsung lay.” This seems as (6)8,441 words
  8. 19.Section III: comes, of course, from the “old Volsung lay.” This seems as (7)8,546 words
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