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Poetic Edda
The Old Norse verse collection of myth and heroic lays, including Völuspá and other poems. Not Snorri’s Prose Edda alone, and not Völuspá as a single poem alone.
Also known as Elder Edda · Sæmundar Edda
Norse tradition
Poetic Edda appears in Norse tradition.
The Poetic Edda is the Old Norse verse collection that carries the myth and heroic lays this source row names. A named Norse text corpus in that tradition, not Snorri’s Prose Edda and not Völuspá as a single poem alone.
from Anonymous (Eddic poems); Carolyne Larrington (translation) · Poetic Edda, medieval Icelandic compilation; Larrington trans. 1996/2014
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Völuspá appears in Poetic Edda.
Völuspá is preserved as a poem inside the Poetic Edda collection. A named poem’s presence in that corpus, not a claim that Völuspá is the whole Edda and not ragnarok as a free label.
from Anonymous (Eddic poems); Carolyne Larrington (translation) · Poetic Edda, medieval Icelandic compilation; Larrington trans. 1996/2014
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Odin’s self-hanging appears in Poetic Edda.
The self-hanging rune-winning episode is carried in Hávamál inside the Poetic Edda. A named episode’s presence in that corpus, not yggdrasil alone and not a second tradition-membership pad.
from Anonymous (Eddic poems); Carolyne Larrington (translation) · Poetic Edda, medieval Icelandic compilation; Larrington trans. 1996/2014
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Mead of poetry appears in Poetic Edda.
The poetic-mead winning is carried in Hávamál inside the Poetic Edda. A named episode’s presence in that corpus, not a Skáldskaparmál-only invent and not Óðrerir alone.
from Anonymous (Eddic poems); Carolyne Larrington (translation) · Poetic Edda, medieval Icelandic compilation; Larrington trans. 1996/2014
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Sigurd and Fafnir appears in Poetic Edda.
The Sigurðr–Fáfnir slaying and heart-taste counsel is carried in Fáfnismál inside the Poetic Edda. A named episode’s presence in that corpus, not Völsunga saga as a different book.
from Anonymous (Eddic poems); Carolyne Larrington (translation) · Poetic Edda, medieval Icelandic compilation; Larrington trans. 1996/2014
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sources
- Poetic Edda · Anonymous (Eddic poems); Carolyne Larrington (translation)
The Poetic Edda, trans. Carolyne Larrington.