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Loading... L'Edda poétique (edition 1992)by Régis Boyer
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 shanaqui | Apr 9, 2013 |  If you are at all interested in Asatru or Heathenry, then this book is a must-read. Hollander's translation is a pretty good start if you can't read it in the original language. (  ) laeviss | Apr 2, 2013 | I am proud of myself for reading this. And yes, I enjoyed it. I would have to read it at least one more time if not more to truly grasp it's contents. I would like to read another translation and I would like to read this translation again. I recommend this to anyone who is interested in Mythology or just some great stories in poetic form. (  ) mel_m | Apr 2, 2013 | This is a selection of old Norse mythological and heroic poetry. Most of these poems are only known from a single manuscript written in the 1270s and given to the Danish king by an Icelandic bishop in 1643. Among other subjects, it includes the same material as The Saga of the Volsungs, with some gaps in the story and some parts duplicated in different poems. Very enjoyable once I got into it. ( )1  isabelx | Jan 2, 2011 | I Den eldre Edda blir dei norrøne gudane og heltane skildra i knappe og ofte gåtefulle vers. Mellom dei mest kjende gudekvada finn vi Håvamål, Voluspå, Skirnesmål, Balders draumar og Trymskvida. I kjempekvada får vi høyre om Nivlungane og Sigurd Fåvnesbane. Den yngre Edda vart skriven kring 1220, og Snorre har gjort levande mytar og namn som Odin, Tor, Midgardsormen, Brage, Frøya, Ragnarok og Helheim. © DnBB AS Studia | Oct 17, 2008 | no reviews | add a review
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The Poetic Edda comprises a treasure trove of mythic and spiritual verse holding an important place in Nordic culture, literature, and heritage. Its tales of strife and death form a repository, in poetic form, of Norse mythology and heroic lore, embodying both the ethical views and the cultural life of the North during the late heathen and early Christian times.
Collected by an unidentified Icelander, probably during the twelfth or thirteenth century, The Poetic Edda was rediscovered in Iceland in the seventeenth century by Danish scholars. Even then its value as poetry, as a source of historical information, and as a collection of entertaining stories was recognized. This meticulous translation succeeds in reproducing the verse patterns, the rhythm, the mood, and the dignity of the original in a revision that Scandinavian Studies says "may well grace anyone's bookshelf."
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"The Prose Edda is the most renowned of all works of Scandinavian literature and our most extensive source for Norse mythology. Written in Iceland a century after the close of the Viking Age, it tells ancient stories of the Norse creation epic and recounts the battles that follow as gods, giants, dwarves and elves struggle for survival. It also preserves the oral memory of heroes, warrior kings and queens. In clear prose interspersed with powerful verse, the Edda provides unparalleled insight into the gods' tragic realization that the future holds one final cataclysmic battle, Ragnarok, when the world will be destroyed. These tales from the pagan era have proved to be among the most influential of all myths and legends, inspiring modern works as diverse as Wagner's Ring Cycle and Tolkien's The Lord of the Rings." "This new translation by Jesse Byock captures the strength and subtlety of the original, while his introduction sets the tales fully in the context of Norse mythology. This edition also includes detailed notes and appendices."--p. 4 of cover.… (more)
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Fun seeing how much this mythology has influenced fantasy writing. (