The Prose Edda: Tales from Norse MythologyCourier Corporation, 7 бер. 2012 р. - 288 стор. Gods and giants bestride these ancient tales, in which warrior queens and noble heroes battle with elves, dwarves, and fearsome monsters. Spanning the dawn of the world's creation to its fiery destruction, these gripping Norse legends chronicle the triumphs and tragedies of a lost era. Resounding with a poetic instinct for the picturesque, the dramatic, and the human, they form vivid portraits of the characters' personalities. They also depict the comic and disastrous results of ambition, passion, and destiny. The wellspring of modern knowledge of Norse mythology, these sagas preserved the Vikings' narrative style from an invading European influence. Iceland's great literary genius, Snorri Sturluson (1179–1241), combined oral traditions, genealogical records, and old songs to immortalize his country's glorious past. Edda means "poetic art," and Sturluson's guidebook for Icelandic poets has been a timeless inspiration for generations of writers around the world, including Wagner, Borges, and Tolkien. |
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... dwell the troll-women, who are' known as Ironwood-Women. The old witch bears many giants for sons, and all in the shape of wolves; and from this source are these wolves sprung. The saying runs thus: from this race shall come one that ...
... dwell the troll-women, who are' known as Ironwood-Women. The old witch bears many giants for sons, and all in the shape of wolves; and from this source are these wolves sprung. The saying runs thus: from this race shall come one that ...
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... dwell in the earth and in stones. Modsognir was the first, and Durinn the second; so it says in V5/uspé. Then strode all the mighty to the seats of judgment, The gods most holy, and together held counsel, Who should of dwarves shape the ...
... dwell in the earth and in stones. Modsognir was the first, and Durinn the second; so it says in V5/uspé. Then strode all the mighty to the seats of judgment, The gods most holy, and together held counsel, Who should of dwarves shape the ...
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... dwell by the Well of Urdr take water of the well every day, and with it that clay which lies about the well, and sprinkle it over the Ash, to the end that its limbs shall not Wither nor rot'; for that 'water is so holy that all things ...
... dwell by the Well of Urdr take water of the well every day, and with it that clay which lies about the well, and sprinkle it over the Ash, to the end that its limbs shall not Wither nor rot'; for that 'water is so holy that all things ...
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... dwell the peoples called Light-Elves; but the Dark-Elves dwell down in the earth, and they are unlike in appearance, but by far more unlike in nature.The Light-Elves are fairer to look upon than the sun, but the Dark-Elves are blacker ...
... dwell the peoples called Light-Elves; but the Dark-Elves dwell down in the earth, and they are unlike in appearance, but by far more unlike in nature.The Light-Elves are fairer to look upon than the sun, but the Dark-Elves are blacker ...
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... dwell in the abode which her father had had, which is on certain mountains, in the place called Thrymheimr; but Njordr would be near the sea. They made a compact on these terms: they should be nine nights in Thrymheimr, but the second ...
... dwell in the abode which her father had had, which is on certain mountains, in the place called Thrymheimr; but Njordr would be near the sea. They made a compact on these terms: they should be nine nights in Thrymheimr, but the second ...
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abode Allfather Asgard asked Asynjur bade Baldr battle Baugi blood Bragi Brokkr brother Brynhildr Cl.-Vig daughter didst drink dwarves dwell eagle earth Edda Egir Einarr sang Einarr Tinkling-Scale Esir Eyvindr F reyja F reyr F rigg fair father fEsir fiercely fight find fire first flew fly Gangleri gave Gefjun Geirrodr giant gods Gunnarr hall hammer hand Harr answered heaven Heimdallr Hermodr Hill-Giants Hogni horse host Hreidmarr Hrolfr Kraki Hrungnir Hymir Idunn Jotunheim King king’s land Loki man’s mead metaphors Midgard Serpent mighty Mjollnir Munificent Njordr o’er Odin Odin’s Ottarr periphrase poesy praise Prince ravens Reginn Rime-Giants Rindr rode sang Einarr sang further saying shield ship Sigurdr Skadi Skald Skrymir slayer Sleipnir Snorri’s song sons spake steed stones straightway Surtr sword thee things Thjalfi Thjazi Thjodolfr Thor Thor’s thou told took Ulfr Uggason Ullr Utgarda-Loki Valhall Vanir weapons wife wise Wolf woman Ymir