(1270) Sólarljóð (Old Norse)
Sólarljóð The poem is sometimes included in various editions of the Poetic Edda, it has several elements that are clearly Christian and other elements that are Forn Seðr. 1. Fé ok fjörvi rænti fyrða kind sá hinn grimmi Greppr;yfir þá vegu, er hann varðaði, náði engi kvikr komask. 2. Einn hann át oft harðla, aldri […]
(1270) Sólarljóð (English)
Sólarljóð The poem is sometimes included in various editions of the Poetic Edda, it has several elements that are clearly Christian and other elements that are Forn Seðr. 1. Of life and property a fierce freebooter despoiled mankind; over the ways beset by him might no one living pass. 2. Alone he ate most frequently, […]
(1270) Rígsþula (Old Norse)
Rígsþula Wormanius Codex Svá segja menn í fornum sögum, at einnhverr af ásum, sá er Heimdallr hét, fór ferðar sinnar ok fram með sjóvarströndu nökkurri, kom at einum húsabæ ok nefndist Rígr. Eftir þeiri sögu er kvæði þetta: 1. Ár kváðu ganga grænar brautiröflgan ok aldinn ás kunnigan,ramman ok röskvan Ríg stíganda. 2. Gekk hann […]
(1270) Rígsþula (English)
Rígsþula Wormanius Codex They tell in old stories that one of the gods, whose name was Heimdall, went on his way along a certain seashore, and came to a dwelling, where he called himself Rig. According to these stories is the following poem: 1. Men say there went | by ways so greenOf old the […]