The Poetic Edda

Lee M. Hollander was Professor Emeritus of Germanic Languages at the University of Texas at Austin and an authority in Nordic language and literature. His translations of the best prose and poetry of the Old North-? among them Heimskringla: History of the Kings of Norway and The Saga of the Jom'svikings?have also appered under the imprint of the University of Texas Press.

General Introduction The Prophecy of the Seeress: VoluspA The Sayings of HAr: HAvamAl The Lay of VafthrUthnir: VafthrUthnismAl The Lay of GrImnir: GrImnismAl The Lay of SkIrnir: SkIrnismAl The Lay of HArbarth: HArbarzljOth The Lay of Hymir: Hymiskvitha The Flyting of Loki: Lokasenna The Lay of Thrym: Thrymskvitha The Lay of AlviIs: AlvIssmAl Baldr's Dreams: Baldrs draumar The Lay of RIg: RIgsthula The Lay of Hyndla: HyndluljOth The Short Seeress' Prophecy: VoluspA hin skamma The Lay of Svipdag: SvipdagsmAl The Spell of GrOa: GrOgaldr The Lay of Fjolsvith: FjolsvinnsmAl The Lay of Grotti: Grottasongr The Lay of Volund: Volundarkvitha The Helgi Lays The Lay of Helgi Hjorvarthsson: Helgakvitha Hjorvarthssonar The First Lay of Helgi the Hunding-Slayer: Helgakvitha Hundingsbana I The Second Lay of Helgi the Hunding-Slayer: Helgakvitha Hundingsbana II Sinfjotli's Death: FrA dautha Sinfjotla The Prophecy of GrIpir: GrIpisspA The Lay of Regin: ReginsmAl The Lay of FAfnir: FAfnismAl The Lay of SigrdrIfa: SigrdrIfumAl The Great Lacuna Fragment of a Sigurth Lay: Brot of Sigurtharkvithu The First Lay of GuthrUn: GuthrUnarkvitha I The Short Lay of Sigurth: Sigurtharkvitha hin skamma Brynhild's Ride to Hel: Helreith Brynhildar The Fall of the Niflungs: DrAp Niflunga The Second (or Old) Lay of Guthrun: GuthrUnarkvitha II (hin forna) The Third Lay of Guthrun: GuthrUnarkvitha III The Plaint of OddrUn: OddrUnargrAtr The Lay of Atli: Atlakvitha . The Greenlandish Lay of Atli: AtlamAl hin groenlenzku Guthrun's Lament: GuthrUnarhvat The Lay of Hamthir: HamthismAl (hin fornu) The Catalogue of Dwarfs: (Dvergatal) Guide to Pronunciation Glossary Selected Bibliography Index and List of Names

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