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| Acknowledgements | |
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| Chronology | |
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| Introduction | |
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| Further Reading | |
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| A Note on Spelling, Pronunciation and Translation | |
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| The Elder Edda | |
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| The Mythological Poems of the Codex Regius | |
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| V�lusp�: The prophecy of the seeress | |
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| H�vam�l: The lay of the High One | |
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| Vafthr�dnism�l: The lay of Vafthr�dnir | |
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| Gr�mnism�l: The lay of Gr�mnir | |
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| F�r Sk�rnis: Sk�rnir's journey | |
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| H�rbardsli�d: Grey-beard's poem | |
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| Hymiskvida: The song of Hymir | |
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| Lokasenna: Loki's home-truths | |
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| Thrymskvida: The song of Thrym | |
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| V�lundarkvida: The song of V�lund | |
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| Alv�ssm�l: The lay of All-wise | |
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| The Heroic Poems of the Codex Regius | |
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| Helgakvida Hundingsbana in fyrri: The first song of Helgi, the slayer of Hunding | |
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| Helgakvida Hj�rvardssonar: The song of Helgi Hj�rvardsson | |
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| Helgakvida Hundingsbana �nnur: The second song of Helgi, the slayer of Hunding | |
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| Fr� dauda Sinfj�tla: About Sinfj�tli's death | |
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| Gr�pissp�:Gr�pir's prophecy | |
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| Reginsm�l: Regin's lay | |
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| F�fnism�l: F�fnir's lay | |
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| Sigrdrifum�l; Sigrdr�fa's lay | |
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| Brot af Sigurdarkvidu: A fragment of the song of Sigurd | |
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| Gudr�tnarkvida in fyrsta: The first song of Gudr�n | |
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| Sigurdarkvida in skamma: The short song of Sigurd | |
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| Helreid Brynhildar: Brynhild's Hel-ride | |
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| Dr�p Niflunga: The killing of the Niflungs | |
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| Gudr�narkvida in forna: The ancient song of Gudr�n | |
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| Gudr�narkvida in thridja: The third song of Gudr�n | |
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| Oddr�nargr�tr: Oddr�n's lament | |
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| Atlakvida: Atli's song | |
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| Atlam�l in groenlenzku: The Greenlandic lay of Atli | |
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| Gudr�narhv�t: Gudr�n's inciting | |
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| Hamdism�l: Hamdir's lay | |
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| Appendix Some Eddie Poems Not Contained in the Codex Regius | |
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| R�gsthula: R�g's list | |
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| Baldrs draumar: Baldr's dreams | |
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| Hyndlulj�d: Hyndla's poem | |
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| Grottas�ngr: Grotti's chanting | |
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| Abbreviations of Texts in the Notes and Index | |
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| Notes | |
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| Index of Names | |