The Poetic Edda: The Heroic Poems

by Henry Adams Bellows

Overview

Passed down long ago from poet to poet and singer to singer in the great oral tradition of Scandinavia, this collection of heroic sagas explores a mythical world. Incorporating legends of Norse gods and heroes, great fires and floods, superhuman warriors and doomed lovers, these dramatic poems weave vivid portraits of powerful characters caught up in passion, ambition, and destiny. Filled with gripping conceptions of the world's creation and ultimate destruction, the verses chronicle the triumphs and tragedies of a lost mythological past, where words of wisdom and beauty echoed off the steel of waving swords.
The hero poems of The Poetic Edda are literary monuments that have inspired such luminaries as Richard Wagner and J. R. R. Tolkien. This Dover edition, which includes exceptionally detailed and complete translations by Henry Adams Bellows, will continue to enchant new generations of readers. It is a companion to The Poetic Edda: The Mythological Poems, also available from Dover Publications.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780486460215
Publisher:	Dover Publications
Publication date:	07/30/2007
Series:	Dover Value Editions Series
Edition description:	Translation
Pages:	336
Sales rank:	173,782
Product dimensions:	5.00(w) x 8.00(h) x (d)

About the Author

Henry Adams Bellows is also known for his acclaimed translation of Peter Abélard's The Story of My Misfortunes. His work on The Poetic Edda is praised for its balanced approach.

Table of Contents

General Introduction
Lays of the Heroes
Völundarkvitha
Helgakvitha Hjorvarthssonar
Helgakvitha Hundingsbana I
Helgakvitha Hundingsbana II
Fra Dautha Sinfjotla
Gripisspo
Reginsmol
Fafnismol
Sigrdrifumol
Brot af Sigurtharkvithu
Guthrunarkvitha
Sigurtharkvitha en Skamma
Helreith Brynhildar
Drap Niflunga
Guhtrunarkvitha II, en Forna
Guhtrunarkvitha III
Oddrunargratr
Atlakvitha en Grönlenzka
Atlamol en Grönlenzku
Guthrunarhvot
Hamthesmol