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Elder Edda Study Guide consists of approx. 168 pages of summaries and analysis on Elder Edda by Anonymous. Browse the literature study guide below:

  Introduction

  Author Biography

  Plot Summary

  Chapter Summaries & Analysis

Odin has traveled to seek out the Seeress in order to learn the stories of the ancient past, the truth of the present, and the secrets of the future. The Seeress begins her long answer with the birth of the world from the giant Ymir. She tells of the ZHsir's establishment of a home on Idavoll Plain and the coming of three giant girls who demand treasure. The dwarves are cataloged over several verses before the prophetess tells about the gods creation of the first humans from Ash and Embla. The Seeress tells Odin about Yggdrasill and the fates who live below it measuring out the life of each man. (read more)
      The Seeress's Prophecy (Voluspa)
      Sayings of the High One (Havamal)
      Vafthrudnir's Sayings (Vafthrudnismal)
      Grimnir's Sayings (Grimnismal)
      Skirnir's Journey
      Harbard's Song (Harbarzljod)
      Hymir's Poem (Hymiskvida)
      Loki's Quarrel (Lokasenna)
      Thrym's Poem (Thrymskvida)
      The Lay of Volund (Volundarkvida)
      All-wise's Sayings (Alvissmal)
      The First Poem of Helgi Hundingsbani
      The Poem of Helgi Hiorvardsson (Helgakvida Hiorvardssonar)
      A Second Poem of Helgi Hundingsbani
      The Death of Sinfiotli
      Gripir's Prophecy (Gripisspa)
      The Lay of Regin (Reginsmal)
      The Lay of Fafnir (Fafnismal)
      The Lay of Sigrdrifa (Sigrdrifumal)
      Fragment of a Poem about Sigurd
      The First Lay of Gudrun (Gudrunarkvida I)
      Short Poem about Sigurd (Sigurdarkvida in skamma)
      Brynhild's Ride to Hell
      The Death of the Niflungs
      The Second Lay of Gudrun
      The Third Lay of Gudrun
      Oddrun's Lament
      The Lay of Atli (Atlakvida)
      The Greenlandic Poem of Atli (Atlamal)
      The Whetting of Gudrun (Gudrunarhvot)
      The Lay of Hamdir (Hamdismal)
      Baldr's Dream (Baldrs draumar)
      The List of Rig (Rigsthula)
      The Song of Hyndla (Hynduliod)
      The Song of Grotti (Grottasongr)

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  Historical Context

  Critical Overview

  Criticism

      Critical Essay #1
      Critical Essay #2
      Critical Essay #3

  Media Adaptations

  Topics for Further Study

  Compare & Contrast

  What Do I Read Next?

  Further Reading

  Sources

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    Lee M. Hollander
    SOURCE: "Were the Mythological Poems of the Edda Composed in the Pre-Christian Era?," in The Journal... more

    Joseph Harris (1985)
    SOURCE: "Eddic Poetry," in Old Norse Icelandic Literature: A Critical Guide, edited by Carol J. Clov... more


     
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