SOURCE: Nordal, Sigurdur. “Three Essays on Völuspá.” Saga-Book 18, no. 3 (1972): 79-135.
In the following essay, originally published in 1952, Nordal presents an in-depth examination of the Eddic poem Völuspá (The Sibyl's Prophecy), discussing its critical and textual history, framework, content, and structure, its anonymous author, the facts of its composition, and its overall artistic merit.
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