1908
William Gersham Collingwood
1854-1932
The Poetic or Elder Edda
by Olive Bray
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 The Gods Descending [Thanks to Joe Naylor for identifying the artist.] |
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Grímnismál |
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Alvismál |
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Vafþrúðnismál |
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 "Fenrir shall swallow the Father of men, but this Vidar shall avenge." |
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 "What spake Odin's self in the ear of his son, When Baldr was laid on the bale fire?" |
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Hávamál |
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Hymiskvíða |
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 "Seek thy bait from the herd thyself" |
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Skírnismál |
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Gróugaldr |
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"Wake thou, Groa, wake, sweet woman" |
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 There is never being in the world may lie in Menglod's soft arms sleeping save Day-Spring |
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Hárbarðsljóð |
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Rígsþula |
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 Well knew Rig how to give them counsel |
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 "Wilt thou thus kill birds, young King?" |
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Völuspá en Skamma |
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 Nine giant maidens bore that being |
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 There shall come hereafter another mightier |
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Hyndluljöð |
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 "Wake, maid of maidens, friend, awken, sister Hyndla" |
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 "Come now let ancient kinsmen be numbered and let be told the long lines of men." |
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Baldr's Draumr |
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Lokasenna |
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| Fragments from Snorri's Edda | ||
 Skadi longs for the mountains |
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| Njörd longs for the sea | ||
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