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Title Year Description Tags
Vafþrúðnismál

Vafþrúðnismál ("The Words of Vafþrúðnir") is an eddic poem preserved in the Codex Regius manuscript of the Riddle contest

Grettis saga 14th century

Grettis saga ("The Saga of Grettir") is one of the Íslendingasögur, "sagas of Icelanders," and is also a part of a sub-genre of "...

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Heimskringla Early 13th century

Heimskringla ("Circle of the World") is a compilation of konungasögur, or kings' sagas, dated to the first half of the 13th centu...

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Alvíssmál Circa 1270

Alvíssmál ("The Sayings of All-Wise") is a poem of the Poet...

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Völundarkviða circa 1270

Völundarkviða ("The Lay of Völundr") is a poem in the Poetic Edda

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Þrymskviða Circa 1270

Þrymskviða ("The Lay of Þrymr") is a poem in the Poetic or...

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Lokasenna circa 1270

Lokasenna ("Loki's Quarrel," "Loki's Senna") is one of the poems in the Insult contest

Hymiskviða Circa 1270

Hymiskviða, "the Lay of Hymir," is a poem in the Poetic Edda

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Hárbarðsljóð Circa 1270

Hárbarðsljóð, "the Lay of Hárbarðr," is a poem in the Poe...

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Skírnismál Circa 1270

Skírnismál, "the Words of Skírnir," whose name means "Shining one," is a poem contained in the Codex Regius of the Runes

Hávamál Circa 1270

Hávamál ("Sayings of the High One," literally "Words of Hávi") is a poem in the Codex Regius ("royal book") of thenone

Grímnismál Circa 1270

Grímnismál ("The Words of Grímnir") is one of the poems contained in the Codex Regius ("royal book") of the Hooded traveller

Poetic Edda/Elder Edda circa 1270

The core of poems that make up what is referred to as eddic poetry, glossing over the different metres and subjects, is contained in a small, unass...

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Prose Edda/Younger Edda Early 13th century The Prose or Younger Edda, also called Snorri's Edda, is a treatise on mythology and skaldic poetry compiled in the early 13th century. It is the sour... none
Göngu-Hrólfs saga 14th century "Walking-Hrólf's saga," or more often translated as the saga of Hrólfr the Stamper/Tramper, is a fornaldarsaga, a legendary or heroic saga about Scand... none
Ketils saga hœngs 14th century The saga of Ketil "trout" or "salmon," as his cognomen or by-name, hængr, translates to, is a fornaldarsaga and a part of the Hrafnistamannasögur, the... none
Gríms saga loðinkinna 14th century The saga of Grímr "hairy-cheek" is a fornaldarsaga, a legendary saga, and a part of the cycle of the Hrafnistamannasögur, the sagas of the men of Hraf... none
Áns saga bogsveigis 14th century Áns saga bogsveigis, or the saga of Án bow-bender, is a förnaldarsaga, or legendary saga, and is part of a grouping called the Hrafnistamannasögur, "s... none
Eiríks saga víðförla 14th century One of the förnaldarsögur, literally "sagas of ancient times," also called heroic sagas or legendary sagas. Eirík's by-name or cognomen, víðförla, mea... none
Örvar-Odds saga (The Saga of Arrow-Odd) Late 13th century The story of Arrow-Odd (Örvar-Oddr), a legendary hero from northern Norway who was granted a supernaturally long life (300 years) by a prophecy given... none