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The Elder Eddas and Younger Eddas: Complete Norse Mythological Poetry and Prose

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Comprehensive collection combining the Elder Eddas (Poetic Edda) and Younger Eddas (Prose Edda) - the foundational sources of Norse mythology. Presents complete corpus of Old Norse poetry, mythology, and religious cosmology as preserved in medieval manuscripts. Contains creation myths, god narratives, heroic cycles, and cosmological teachings of pre-Christian Scandinavian cultures.

Also known asComplete Eddic Corpus · Norse Edda Collections
This edition1890
EditionCompiled edition of Elder and Younger Eddas from Old Norse sources.
Norse mythologyProse EddaPoetic EddaMythological narrativeVolsung sagaoral recitationReligious cosmologyGermanic MythologyReligious practiceMedieval literatureritual significanceDivine cosmologyRunic meaningmythological interpretationRunic magicThor mythology

Contents129 chapters

  1. 01THE ELDER EDDAS OF SAEMUND SIGFUSSON.
  2. 02BENJAMIN THORPE,
  3. 03AND THE
  4. 04YOUNGER EDDAS OF SNORRE STURLESON.
  5. 05I.A. BLACKWELL.
  6. 06LIST OF PHOTOGRAVURES.
  7. 07(ELDER AND YOUNGER EDDAS.)
  8. 08CONTENTS.
  9. 09THE ELDER EDDAS OF SAEMUND. PREFACE.
  10. 10FOOTNOTES:
  11. 11INTRODUCTION TO THE VOLUSPA.
  12. 12VÖLUSPÂ. THE VALA'S PROPHECY.
  13. 13FOOTNOTES:
  14. 14THE LAY OF VAFTHRUDNIR.
  15. 15THE LAY OF GRIMNIR.
  16. 16FOOTNOTES:
  17. 17THE LAY OF VEGTAM, OR BALDR'S DREAMS.
  18. 18THE HIGH ONE'S[14] LAY.
  19. 19FOOTNOTES:
  20. 20ODIN'S RUNE-SONG.[24]
  21. 21FOOTNOTES:
  22. 22THE LAY OF HYMIR.
  23. 23FOOTNOTES:
  24. 24THE LAY OF THRYM, OR THE HAMMER RECOVERED.
  25. 25THE LAY OF THE DWARF ALVIS.
  26. 26FOOTNOTES:
  27. 27THE LAY OF HARBARD.
  28. 28FOOTNOTES:
  29. 29THE JOURNEY OR LAY OF SKIRNIR.
  30. 30FOOTNOTES:
  31. 31THE LAY OF RIG.
  32. 32FOOTNOTES:
  33. 33OEGIR'S COMPOTATION, OR LOKI'S ALTERCATION.
  34. 34FOOTNOTES:
  35. 35THE LAY OF FIOLSVITH.
  36. 36THE LAY OF HYNDLA.
  37. 37FOOTNOTES:
  38. 38THE INCANTATION OF GROA.
  39. 39THE SONG OF THE SUN.
  40. 40FOOTNOTES:
  41. 41THE LAY OF VOLUND.
  42. 42FOOTNOTES:
  43. 43THE LAY OF HELGI HIORVARD'S SON.
  44. 44FOOTNOTES:
  45. 45THE FIRST LAY OF HELGI HUNDINGCIDE.
  46. 46FOOTNOTES:
  47. 47THE SECOND LAY OF HELGI HUNDINGCIDE.
  48. 48FOOTNOTES:
  49. 49SINFIOTLI'S END.
  50. 50THE FIRST LAY OF SIGURD FAFNICIDE, OR GRIPIR'S PROPHECY.
  51. 51THE SECOND LAY OF SIGURD FAFNICIDE.
  52. 52FOOTNOTES:
  53. 53THE LAY OF FAFNIR.
  54. 54FOOTNOTES:
  55. 55THE LAY OF SIGRDRIFA.
  56. 56FOOTNOTES:
  57. 57FRAGMENTS OF THE LAY OF SIGURD AND BRYNHILD.[73]
  58. 58FOOTNOTES:
  59. 59THE THIRD LAY OF SIGURD FAFNICIDE.
  60. 60FOOTNOTES:
  61. 61FRAGMENTS OF THE LAY OF BRYNHILD.
  62. 62THE FIRST LAY OF GUDRUN.
  63. 63FOOTNOTES:
  64. 64BRYNHILD'S HEL-RIDE.
  65. 65FOOTNOTES:
  66. 66THE SLAUGHTER OF THE NIFLUNGS.
  67. 67THE SECOND LAY OF GUDRUN.
  68. 68FOOTNOTES:
  69. 69THE THIRD LAY OF GUDRUN.
  70. 70FOOTNOTES:
  71. 71ODDRUN'S LAMENT.
  72. 72FOOTNOTES:
  73. 73THE LAY OF ATLI.
  74. 74FOOTNOTES:
  75. 75THE GROENLAND LAY OF ATLI.
  76. 76FOOTNOTES:
  77. 77GUDRUN'S INCITEMENT.
  78. 78FOOTNOTES:
  79. 79THE LAY OF HAMDIR.
  80. 80FOOTNOTES:
  81. 81THE YOUNGER EDDAS OF STURLESON.
  82. 82THE DELUDING OF GYLFI. GEFJON'S PLOUGHING.[125]
  83. 83GYLFI'S JOURNEY TO ASGARD.
  84. 84OF THE SUPREME DEITY.
  85. 85OF THE PRIMORDIAL STATE OF THE UNIVERSE.
  86. 86ORIGIN OF THE HRIMTHURSAR, OR FROST-GIANTS.
  87. 87OF THE COW AUDHUMLA, AND THE BIRTH OF ODIN.
  88. 88HOW THE SONS OF BOR SLEW YMIR AND FROM HIS BODY MADE HEAVEN AND EARTH.
  89. 89OF THE FORMATION OF THE FIRST MAN AND WOMAN.
  90. 90OF NIGHT AND DAY.
  91. 91OF THE SUN AND MOON.
  92. 92OF THE WOLVES THAT PURSUE THE SUN AND MOON
  93. 93OF THE WAY THAT LEADS TO HEAVEN.
  94. 94THE GOLDEN AGE.
  95. 95ORIGIN OF THE DWARFS.
  96. 96OF THE ASH YGGDRASILL, MIMIR'S WELL., AND THE NORNS OR DESTINIES.
  97. 97OF THE VARIOUS CELESTIAL REGIONS.
  98. 98OF THE WIND AND THE SEASONS.
  99. 99OF ODIN.
  100. 100OF THOR.
  101. 101OF BALDUR.
  102. 102OF NJORD.
  103. 103OF THE GOD FREY, AND THE GODDESS FREYJA.
  104. 104OF TYR.
  105. 105OF THE OTHER GODS.
  106. 106HODUR THE BLIND, ASSASSIN OF BALDUR
  107. 107OF LOKI AND HIS PROGENY.
  108. 108BINDING THE WOLF FENIR
  109. 109OF THE GODDESSES.
  110. 110OF FREY AND GERDA.
  111. 111OF THE JOYS OF VALHALLA.
  112. 112OF THE HORSE SLEIPNIR.
  113. 113OF THE SHIP SKIDBLADNIR.
  114. 114THOR'S ADVENTURES ON HIS JOURNEY TO THE LAND OF THE GIANTS.
  115. 115HOW THOR WENT TO FISH FOR THE MIDGARD SERPENT.
  116. 116THE DEATH OF BALDUR THE GOOD.
  117. 117BALDUR IN THE ABODE OF THE DEAD
  118. 118THE FLIGHT AND PUNISHMENT OF LOKI.
  119. 119OF RAGNAROK, OR THE TWILIGHT OE THE GODS, AND THE CONFLAGRATION OF THE UNIVERSE.
  120. 120OF THE ABODES OF FUTURE BLISS AND MISERY.
  121. 121THE RENOVATION OF THE UNIVERSE.
  122. 122ÆGIR'S JOURNEY TO ASGARD.
  123. 123IDUNA AND HER APPLES.
  124. 124THE ORIGIN OF POETRY.
  125. 125ODIN BEGUILES THE DAUGHTER OF BAUGI
  126. 126FOOTNOTES:
  127. 127GLOSSARY.
  128. 128THE FULL PROJECT GUTENBERG LICENSE
  129. 129"Cover"

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