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Vegtam by Lorenz Frølich

The Vegtamskvida – The “Long” Baldr’s Draumar

February 1, 2023January 22, 2023 by Marius

To understand the controversy surrounding the poem Vegtamskvida (The Lay of Vegtam), you need to go to the sources. As … Read More

Loki Taunts Bragi (1908) by W. G. Collingwood

Lokasenna – The Flyting of Loki

February 1, 2023January 19, 2023 by Marius

The Lokasenna is, according to some commenters online, one of the less popular poems of the Poetic Edda. I feel … Read More

Alvis by W.G. Collingwood

Alvíssmál – The Dwarf Alvis and Thrud

February 1, 2023January 18, 2023 by Marius

In the Alvíssmál, we hear a story that is both funny as well as interesting for several reasons. Essentially the … Read More

Hárbarðsljóð by W.G. Collingwood

Harbardsljod – The Lay of Harbard

February 1, 2023December 26, 2022 by Marius

The “Harbardsljóð” or “Harbardsljot,” also known as the “Lay of Harbard,” is a poem from the Poetic Edda. The poem … Read More

grimnismal by W.G. Collingwood

Grímnismál – Sayings of Grímnir

February 1, 2023December 17, 2022 by Marius

Grímnismál is from the ancient Poetic Edda. The structure of the poem is a longer narrative introduction that sets up … Read More

Odin_and_Vafthrudnir_by_Frolich

Vafthruthnirsmal – The Lay of Vafthruthnir

February 1, 2023December 12, 2022 by Marius

Vafthruthnirsmal is the third poem in the Poetic Edda as seen in the Codex Regius. It follows the Hávamál (Words … Read More

Havamal

Hávamál – “Words of the High One”

February 1, 2023February 5, 2022 by Liam

For those who worship Odin in earnest, there is a book of wisdom to follow. If you have ever wondered … Read More

The Völuspá | The Prophecy of the Seeress

January 28, 2023February 3, 2022 by Liam

For those who will drink from the source, there is the Edda. One famous poem is the Havamal, another of … Read More

Gylfaginning – The Fooling of Gylfi

March 20, 2023January 30, 2022 by Liam

Gylfaginning (“The Fooling of Gylfi”), is a colorful and interesting story describing the fate of the Norse gods from beginning … Read More

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