Old Norse Texts

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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”), is a colorful and interesting story describing the fate of the Norse gods from beginning … Read More