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Poetic Edda

Proper noun

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Poetic Edda

A collection of Old Norse poems, songs, and some prose, containing stories about the Norse gods and legendary heroes.

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Examples

Both the Poetic Edda and the Prose Edda alternately refer to the bridge as Ásbrú ( Old Norse " Æsir 's bridge"). Source: Internet

Attestations Hvergelmir is attested in the following works: Poetic Edda Hvergelmir receives a single mention in the Poetic Edda, found in the poem Grímnismál: This stanza is followed by three stanzas consisting mainly of the names of 42 rivers. Source: Internet

In the Poetic Edda, Hvergelmir is mentioned in a single stanza, which details that it is the location where liquid from the antlers of the stag Eikþyrnir flow, and that the spring, "whence all waters rise", is the source of numerous rivers. Source: Internet

In the Poetic Edda, little information is provided about Sigyn other than her role in assisting Loki during his captivity. Source: Internet

Poetic Edda This illustration from an 18th-century Icelandic manuscript shows Ullr on his skis and with his bow. Source: Internet

Hilmar was commissioned by Reykjavík Art Festival in 2002 to produce an orchestral rendition of “Hrafngaldr Óðins,” a lost chapter of the Poetic Edda and the inspiration for the album’s name. Source: Internet

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