Elder Edda
The Elder Edda, also known as the "Poetic Edda" is a collection of Norse mythology. It is traditionally attributed to Saemund the Wise. It was presumed lost until 1643 when the then Bishop of SkÃÂálholt, BrynjÃÂólfur Sveinnson, discovered a manuscript dating back at least to the 13th century containing many verses which had been referenced by Snorri Sturluson in the Younger Edda. Many of the poems in it are written in the ljóðaháttr, a traditional form of alliterative verse.
The document was stored in the Royal Library in Copenhagen, contained within the Codex Regius (R2365). In 1971 it was brought back to ReykjavÃÂÃÂk.
The poems contained within it are:
- VoluspÃÂá (also spelt Voluspo, known also as "The Prophecy of the Vala")
- HÃÂávamÃÂál (also spelt Hovomol)
- VafÃÂþruÃÂðnismÃÂál
- GrÃÂÃÂmnismÃÂál
- SkÃÂÃÂrnismÃÂál
- HÃÂárbarzljÃÂóÃÂð (also spelt Harbarzljoð, also known as "The Lay of Harbarth")
- HymiskviÃÂða (also known as "The Lay of Hymis")
- Lokasenna (also known as "Loki's Mocking")
- ÃÂÃÂrymskviÃÂða (also known as "The Lay of Thrym")
- AlvÃÂÃÂssmÃÂál (also known as "The Sayings of Alvis")
- Baldrs Draumar (also better known as "Baldur's Dreams")
- RÃÂÃÂgsÃÂþula (also known as "Rig's Song")
- HyndluljÃÂóÃÂð (known also as "The Lay of Hyndla")
- SvipdagsmÃÂál (known also and variously as: "GrÃÂógaldr", "FjolsvinnsmÃÂál", "The Sayings of Svipdag", "The Spell of Groa")
- VoluspÃÂá hin skamma (known also as "The Short Prophecy of Vala")
- VolundarkviÃÂða "The Lay of Volund"
- The Helgi Lays :-
- HelgakviÃÂða HjorvarÃÂþssonar
- HelgakviÃÂða Hundisbana
- FrÃÂá DauÃÂða Sinfjotla
- GrÃÂÃÂpisspa
- ReginsmÃÂál
- FÃÂáfnismÃÂál
- SigrdrÃÂÃÂfumÃÂál
- Brot Af SigurÃÂþarikviÃÂðu
- GudrÃÂúnarkviÃÂða I
- SigurÃÂþarkviÃÂðu hin Skamma
- HelreiÃÂð Brynhildar
- DrÃÂáp Niflunga
- GudrÃÂúnarkviÃÂða II, En Forna
- GudrÃÂúnarkviÃÂða III
- OddrÃÂúnargrÃÂátr
- AtlakviÃÂða
- AtlamÃÂál hin grÃÂænlenzku
- GuÃÂðrÃÂúnarhvot
- HamÃÂðismÃÂál ("The Lay of Hamdir")