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Dictionary of Norse Mythology. Glossary including events, names, places and more from the Old Norse myths.

Dictionary of Norse Mythology

December 10, 2024December 2, 2024 by Marius

This dictionary will be covering a broad range of subjects from Norse mythology. It started as an internal To-Do list, … Read More

Medieval English monestary. Setting for Asser's Life of King Alfred

Asser’s Life of King Alfred

September 18, 2024August 1, 2024 by Marius

Asser was a Welsh monk from a small cathedral city in the medieval petty kingdom of Dyfed, in the southwest … Read More

Two ravens in flight

Krákumál | The Lay of Kraka – A Tale of Slaughter

August 24, 2024July 24, 2024 by Marius

The ancient Norse poem Krákumál is written as a monologue by the legendary viking king Ragnar Lothbrok. Told as Ragnar … Read More

Nafnaþulur is a lesser-known subsection of the Prose Edda. Discover its significance in Old Norse poetry, and the art of heiti and kennings.

Nafnaþulur: The Forgotten Verses of the Skáldskaparmál

April 15, 2024October 29, 2023 by Marius

Ah, the Nafnaþulur. If you’ve delved into the Prose Edda, you might have come across this term, or perhaps you’ve … Read More

Skírnismál by W.G. Collingwood

Skírnismál – The Lay of Skirnir

January 25, 2024October 22, 2023 by Marius

The Lay of Skirnir (Old Norse Skírnismál) is the fifth poem in the Poetic Edda and both an interesting as … Read More

Odin_and_Vafthrudnir

Vafthrudnismol – The Lay of Vafthrudnir

March 25, 2024October 3, 2023 by Marius

Vafthruthnismol (Vafþrúðnismál) is the third poem in the Poetic Edda as seen in the Codex Regius. It follows the Hávamál … Read More

Skáldskaparmál – Snorri’s Guide to Write as a Skald

April 15, 2024March 5, 2023 by Marius

The Skáldskaparmál is the third part of Snorri Sturluson’s Prose Edda, following Gylfaginning. Written as a prose guide on how to … Read More

Thorsdrapa y Lorenz

Thórsdrápa – The Lay of Thor

November 5, 2023March 1, 2023 by Marius

The poem Thórsdrápa is a fascinating tale that recounts one of the great adventures of the Norse god Thor. It … Read More

Lay of Grótti by Carl Larsson and Gunnar Forssell

Grottasöngr – The Lay of Grótti

November 5, 2023February 28, 2023 by Marius

This version of the Lay of Grótti has been taken from Snorri Sturluson’s Skáldskaparmál to be posted here. Grottasônger is … Read More

Volund

Lay of Völund – Völundakvitha

January 26, 2024February 25, 2023 by Marius

The Völundarkvitha (Old Norse Vǫlundarkviða) is an Old Norse poem that appears in the Codex Regius as well as partially … Read More

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