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Authors: Kari Ellen Gade
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Type: BOOK - Published: 2018-09-05 - Publisher: Cornell University Press

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The drottkvett was a form of Old Norse skaldic poetry composed to glorify a chieftain's deeds or to lament his death. Kari Ellen Gade explores the structural pe
Old Norse Women's Poetry
Language: en
Pages: 160
Authors: Sandra Ballif Straubhaar
Categories: Literary Collections
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Text, with English translation in two formats, of all the Old Norse poetry attributed to women - skáldkonur. The rich and compelling corpus of Old Norse poetry
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Pages: 196
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A History of Old Norse Poetry and Poetics
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Authors: Margaret Clunies Ross
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This is the first book in English to deal with the twin subjects of Old Norse poetry and the various vernacular treatises on native poetry that were a conspicuo
Dating the Old Norse Poetic Edda
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This book offers new dating of the poems of the Old Norse Poetic Edda , perhaps our best sources about the mythology and legends of the Viking Age. This study c