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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... third section of the Edda is the Háttatal , or Enu- meration of Metres , and combines three separate songs praise : one on King Hákon , a second on Skúli Bárdsson , the King's father - in - law and most powerful vassal , and a third ...
... third section of the Edda is the Háttatal , or Enu- meration of Metres , and combines three separate songs praise : one on King Hákon , a second on Skúli Bárdsson , the King's father - in - law and most powerful vassal , and a third ...
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... third sections , Skáldskaparmál and Hát- tatal , offer the rules of composition , and drive them home by means of models drawn , in the one case , from acknow- ledged masters of the craft , in the other , by the example of a complete ...
... third sections , Skáldskaparmál and Hát- tatal , offer the rules of composition , and drive them home by means of models drawn , in the one case , from acknow- ledged masters of the craft , in the other , by the example of a complete ...
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... third and nineteenth years at Oddi , under the fostering of the grandson of Sæmundr the Learned ; that Sæmundr , who had studied at Paris , had founded a school at Oddi ; that Snorri became the author of a book which was called Edda ...
... third and nineteenth years at Oddi , under the fostering of the grandson of Sæmundr the Learned ; that Sæmundr , who had studied at Paris , had founded a school at Oddi ; that Snorri became the author of a book which was called Edda ...
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... third nature of the earth , that when it is opened and dug up , the grass grows straightway on the soil which is uppermost on the earth . Boulders and stones they likened to the teeth and bones of living beings . Thus they recognized ...
... third nature of the earth , that when it is opened and dug up , the grass grows straightway on the soil which is uppermost on the earth . Boulders and stones they likened to the teeth and bones of living beings . Thus they recognized ...
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... third son is named Sigi , his son Rerir . These the forefathers ruled over what is now called Frankland ; and thence is descended the house known as Völsungs . From all these are sprung many and great houses . Then Odin began his way ...
... third son is named Sigi , his son Rerir . These the forefathers ruled over what is now called Frankland ; and thence is descended the house known as Völsungs . From all these are sprung many and great houses . Then Odin began his way ...
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abode Adils Ægir Ægir's Æsir Allfather Arnórr sang Ásgard asked bade Baldr battle Baugi blood Bölverkr Bragi brother Brynhildr Cl.-Vig daughter didst drink dwarves dwell eagle earth Edda Einarr sang Einarr Tinkling-Scale Eyvindr Fáfnir fair father fetter fire Freyja Freyr Frigg Fródi Gangleri gave Geirrödr giant gods Gudrún Gunnarr hair hall hammer hand Hárr Hárr answered heaven Heimdallr Hermódr Hildr Hill-Giants Högni horse host Hreidmarr Hrólfr Kraki Hrungnir Hymir Idunn Jónsson Jörmunrekkr Jötunheim King land Loki mead metaphors Midgard Serpent mighty Mjöllnir Múspell night Njördr o'er Odin Odin's Óttarr periphrase poesy praise Prince ravens Refr sang Reginn Rime-Giants rode sang further saying shield ship Sigurdr Skadi Skald Skrýmir slayer Snorri's song sons spake steed stones straightway Surtr sword thee things Thjálfi Thjazi Thjódólfr sang Thor Thor's thou told took Týr Úlfr Uggason Útgarda-Loki Valhall Vanir Völuspá weapons wife wise Wolf woman Ymir