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| Vafþrúðnismál | Vafþrúðnismál ("The Words of Vafþrúðnir") is an eddic poem preserved in the Codex Regius manuscript of the Riddle contest |
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| 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... |
Incomplete entry |
| 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 |
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| 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... |
Old Norse-Icelandic |
| Skírnismál | Circa 1270 | Skírnismál, "the Words of Skírnir," whose name means "Shining one," is a poem contained in the Codex Regius of the Runes |
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| Hávamál | Circa 1270 | Hávamál ("Sayings of the High One," literally "Words of Hávi") is a poem in the Codex Regius ("royal book") of thenone |
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| Grímnismál | Circa 1270 | Grímnismál ("The Words of Grímnir") is one of the poems contained in the Codex Regius ("royal book") of the Hooded traveller |
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| 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 |