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Patricia Terry Poems of the Elder Edda (Paperback) Middle Ages Series. Title: Poems of the Elder Edda. The poems originated in Iceland, Norway, and Greenland between the ninth and thirteenth centuries, when they were compiled in a unique manuscript known as theCodex Regius. Further DetailsTitle: Poems of the Elder Edda Condition: New Author: Patricia Terry Translator: Patricia Terry Contributor: Patricia Terry (Translated by), Charles W. Dunn (Introduction by) Format: Paperback EAN: 9780812282207 ISBN: 9780812282207 Edition: Revised Edition Publisher: University of Pennsylvania Press Genre: Poetry & Drama Release Date: 04/01/1990 Description: The great poetic tradition of pre-Christian Scandinavia is known to us almost exclusively though the Poetic Edda . The poems originated in Iceland, Norway, and Greenland between the ninth and thirteenth centuries, when they were compiled in a unique manuscript known as the Codex Regius . The poems are primarily lyrical rather than narrative. Terry's readable translation includes the magnificent cosmological poem VÖluspÁ ("The Sibyl's Prophecy"), didactic poems concerned with mythology and the everyday conduct of life, and heroic poems, of which an important group is concerned with the story of Sigurd and Brynhild. Poems of the Elder Edda will appeal to students of Old Norse, Icelandic, and Medieval literature, as well as to general readers of poetry. Language: English Country/Region of Manufacture: US Item Height: 229mm Item Length: 152mm Series: Middle Ages Series Release Year: 1990 Missing Information?Please contact us if any details are missing and where possible we will add the information to our listing.