1908
William Gersham Collingwood
1854-1932
The Poetic or Elder Edda
by Olive Bray
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The Gods Descending
[Thanks to Joe Naylor for identifying the artist.]


 
  Title Page  
 
 
 
Grímnismál
 
 
     
   
   
Alvismál
 
   
     
   
 
Vafþrúðnismál
 

"Fenrir shall swallow the Father of men,
but this Vidar shall avenge."
     
 
"What spake Odin's self in the ear of his son,
When Baldr was laid on the bale fire?"

 
 



Hávamál
 
   
     
   
 

Hymiskvíða
 
 
"Seek thy bait from the herd thyself"
 
     
   
 
 
  Þrymskvíða  
   
     
   
 
Skírnismál
 
   
     
   
 

Gróugaldr
 
   
  "Wake thou, Groa, wake, sweet woman"


 
 
There is never being in the world may lie
in Menglod's soft arms sleeping save Day-Spring

 
   
Hárbarðsljóð
 
   
     
   

Rígsþula

Well knew Rig how to give them counsel
     
 
"Wilt thou thus kill birds, young King?"
 
 

Völuspá en Skamma
 
 
Nine giant maidens bore that being
 
     
     
 
There shall come hereafter another mightier
 
 

Hyndluljöð
 
 
"Wake, maid of maidens, friend, awken, sister Hyndla"
 
     
 
"Come now let ancient kinsmen be numbered
and let be told the long lines of men."
 
 


Baldr's Draumr
 
   
     
   
 

Lokasenna
 
   
     
   
     
  Fragments from Snorri's Edda  
 
Skadi longs for the mountains
 
     
   
  Njörd longs for the sea  
     
  Völuspá  
   
     
   
     
 
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