WHAT IS THE POETIC EDDA? Even if the poems of the so-called Edda were not so significant and intrinsically so valuable, the long series of scholarly struggles which have been going on over them for the better part of three centuries would in itself give them a peculiar interest. Their history is strangely mysterious. We do not know who. The Poetic Edda. Quotes. “An unwise man thinks he’ll live forever if only he can avoid a fight, but old age will give him no peace, even if weapons do.”. “A man is happy if he finds praise and friendship within himself. You can never be sure of where you stand in someone else’s heart.”. “I have traveled so much, I have tried much. · The Poetic Edda. The Poetic Edda, also known as the “Elder Edda”, is one of the. primary texts that modern Heathens rely on when reconstructing the beliefs and practices of the Viking Age. Along with the Prose Edda, which was written/compiled by Snorri Sturlson, it comprises “the Eddas” that everyone tells you to read.
The elder or poetic Edda commonly known as Saemund's Edda ;; Ed. and transl. with introd. and notes by Olive Bray. Ill. by W. G. Collingwood Author: Olive Bray,William Gershom Collingwood Publisher: Unknown. The Poetic Edda-Anonymous First passed down orally through innumerable generations of minstrels before the presence of Christianity in Scandinavia, and written down eventually by unknown poets, "The Poetic Edda" is a collection of mythological and heroic Old Norse poems. The Poetic Edda consists of various poems and was compiled in the 13th century by an unknown person. Likewise, the authors of the poems in the Poetic Edda are a mystery as well. However, many scholars agree that most of the contents originate from pre-Christian Old Norse traditions. The Poetic Edda provides the oldest descriptions of the Hall.
The Poetic Edda is the modern name for an untitled collection of Old Norse anonymous poems, which is distinct from the Prose Edda written by Snorri Sturluson. Several versions exist, all primarily of text from the Icelandic medieval manuscript known as the Codex Regius, which contains 31 poems. The Poetic Edda is a collection of 39 poems composed by a variety of anonymous Icelandic authors. The Poetic Edda contains much of the material we have on the Gods and the myths, in addition to providing much of the material for Wagner’s Ring Cycle (aka the ongoing saga of Sigurd Völsung’s family). The Vikings Bók, commonly known as the Poetic Edda, is the spiritual foundation for the Heathen revival today. It is the indigenous, historical remains of a once widespread Teutonic spirituality that has been too long absent from the Western world. This newly revised edition is based on the rare and highly acclaimed Olive Bray translation.
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