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Collection of Old Norse poems
The Poetic Edda is the modern name for an untitled collection of Old Norse anonymous narrative poems in alliterative verse (known as Eddic poems). It
Poetic_Edda
Collective name of two Medieval Icelandic literary works
Edda and an older collection of poems (without an original title) now known as the Poetic Edda. The term historically referred only to the Prose Edda
Edda
13th-century Icelandic book on Norse mythology
The Prose Edda, also known as the Younger Edda, Snorri's Edda (Icelandic: Snorra Edda) or, historically, simply as Edda, is an Old Norse textbook written
Prose_Edda
Widely revered deity in Germanic mythology
Prose Edda and an earlier collection of Old Norse poems, the Poetic Edda, along with other Old Norse items like Ynglinga saga. The Prose Edda and other
Odin
End times in Norse mythology
is attested primarily in the Poetic Edda, compiled in the 13th century from earlier traditional sources, and the Prose Edda, written in the 13th century
Ragnarök
Wolf or dog described as a guardian of Hel's gate
1923. The Poetic Edda. New York: The American-Scandinavian Foundation. Brodeur, Arthur Gilchrist (trans.). 1916. Snorri Sturluson: The Prose Edda. New York:
Garmr
Spear of the Norse god Odin
the target of the attacker regardless of the attacker's skill. In the Poetic Edda poem Völuspá, the Æsir-Vanir War is described as officially starting
Gungnir
Primeval being in Norse mythology
jötnar. Ymir is attested in the Poetic Edda, compiled in the 13th century from earlier traditional material, in the Prose Edda, written by Snorri Sturluson
Ymir
Norse deity
Heimdall is attested in the Poetic Edda, compiled in the 13th century from earlier traditional material; in the Prose Edda and Heimskringla, both written
Heimdall
Dead warriors of Norse mythology
einherjar are attested in the Poetic Edda, compiled in the 13th century from earlier traditional sources, the Prose Edda, written in the 13th century by
Einherjar
Pair of deities in Norse mythology
Ragnarök in the Poetic Edda Vafþrúðnismál: Apart from his role after Ragnarök, there is nothing we know about Móði but, in the Prose Edda book Skáldskaparmál
Móði_and_Magni
Norse deity
the 13th century, but based on older Old Norse poetry, the Poetic Edda and the Prose Edda contain numerous references to the death of Baldr as both a
Baldr
Norse deity
'thanks'). Loki is attested in the Poetic Edda, compiled in the 13th century from earlier traditional sources: the Prose Edda and Heimskringla, composed or
Loki
Figures in Norse mythology
are attested in the Poetic Edda (a book of poems compiled in the 13th century from earlier traditional sources), the Prose Edda, the Heimskringla (both
Valkyrie
Norse goddess
mountains. Skaði is attested in the Poetic Edda, compiled in the 13th century from earlier traditional sources; in the Prose Edda and in Heimskringla, written
Skaði
Norse goddess
youth. Iðunn is attested in the Poetic Edda, compiled in the 13th century from earlier traditional sources, and the Prose Edda, written in the 13th century
Iðunn
Norse mythical character
Niflheim. Surtr is attested in the Poetic Edda, compiled in the 13th century from earlier traditional sources, and the Prose Edda, written in the 13th century
Surtr
Norse goddess
Freyja is attested in the Poetic Edda, compiled in the 13th century from earlier traditional sources; in the Prose Edda and Heimskringla, composed by
Freyja
Spring in Norse mythology
Hvergelmir is attested in the Poetic Edda, compiled in the 13th century from earlier traditional sources, and the Prose Edda, written in the 13th century
Hvergelmir
Subgroup of Norse deities
The Vanir are attested in the Poetic Edda, compiled in the 13th century from earlier traditional sources; the Prose Edda and Heimskringla, both written
Vanir
Rainbow bridge between Asgard and Midgard
attested as Bilröst in the Poetic Edda, compiled in the 13th century from earlier traditional sources; as Bifröst in the Prose Edda, written in the 13th century
Bifröst
Goat from Norse mythology
mead from her udders for the einherjar. She is described in the Poetic Edda and Prose Edda. The etymology of Heiðrún remains debatable. Anatoly Liberman
Heiðrún
Hammer of the god Thor in Norse mythology
century runic Kvinneby amulet, the Poetic Edda, a collection of eddic poetry compiled in the 13th century, and the Prose Edda, a collection of prose and poetry
Mjölnir
Norse god of wisdom
him. Mímir is attested in the Poetic Edda, compiled in the 13th century from earlier traditional sources, the Prose Edda, written in the 13th century by
Mímir
Norse goddess, wife of Thor
earth. Sif is attested in the Poetic Edda, compiled in the 13th century from earlier traditional sources, and the Prose Edda, written in the 13th century
Sif
Figure in Germanic mythology
to feature Sigurd are the Nibelungenlied, the Völsunga saga, and the Poetic Edda. He also appears in numerous other works from both Germany and Scandinavia
Sigurd
Immense tree in Norse cosmology
Yggdrasil is attested in the Poetic Edda compiled in the 13th century from earlier traditional sources, and in the Prose Edda compiled in the 13th century
Yggdrasil
Hervarar saga ok Heiðreks J. R. R. Tolkien Legendary saga Norse saga Prose Edda The Waking of Angantýr (Early Indo-European Texts, Old Norse by Todd B. Krause
Tofa_(Poetic_Edda)
Figure in Germanic heroic legend
Regin and takes the treasure, loading it up on his horse Grani. The Poetic Edda contains two poems that mention Fáfnir. In the prose of the first, Reginsmál
Fáfnir
Norse mythological figure
be the same figure. Þrúðr is attested in the following sources: The Poetic Edda poem Alvíssmál, in which a dwarf, Alvíss, claims to be engaged to Thor's
Þrúðr
Monstrous wolf in Norse mythology
Angrboða. He is attested in the Poetic Edda, compiled in the 13th century from earlier traditional sources, and the Prose Edda and Heimskringla, composed in
Fenrir
Norse deity
kills the otherwise invulnerable Baldr. According to the Prose Edda and the Poetic Edda, the goddess Frigg, Baldr's mother, made everything in existence
Höðr
Serpent from Norse mythology
(1923) The Poetic Edda. New York: The American-Scandinavian Foundation. Available online in www.voluspa (org). Dronke, Ursula (1997). The Poetic Edda : Volume
Nidhogg
Norse deity
peace. In the mythological stories in the Icelandic books the Poetic Edda and the Prose Edda, Freyr, one of the Vanir, is the son of the god Njörðr and his
Freyr
Norse deity
Freyr. Gerðr is attested in the Poetic Edda, compiled in the 13th century from earlier traditional sources; the Prose Edda and Heimskringla, written in the
Gerðr
Underworld entity in Norse mythology
dead. Hel is attested in the Poetic Edda, compiled in the 13th century from earlier traditional sources, and the Prose Edda, written in the 13th century
Hel_(mythological_being)
Germanic deity
occur in the Poetic Edda, compiled in the 13th century from traditional source material reaching into the pagan period, and the Prose Edda, composed by
Týr
Torc or necklace in Norse mythology
brísingr, a poetic term for "fire" or "amber" mentioned in the anonymous versified word-lists (þulur) appended to many manuscripts of the Prose Edda, making
Brísingamen
Spring in Nordic mythology
Mímisbrunnr is attested in the Poetic Edda, compiled in the 13th century from earlier traditional sources, and the Prose Edda, written in the 13th century
Mímisbrunnr
Odin's eight-legged horse
Sleipnir is attested in the Poetic Edda, compiled in the 13th century from earlier traditional sources, and the Prose Edda, written in the 13th century
Sleipnir
Germanic deity
attested as one of the Æsir in the Poetic Edda, compiled in the 13th century from earlier traditional sources, and the Prose Edda, written in the 13th century
Sól_(Germanic_mythology)
Location in Norse mythology and paganism
Poetic Edda, Brynhildr's trip to Hel after her death is described and Odin, while alive, also visits Hel upon his horse Sleipnir. In the Prose Edda,
Hel_(location)
Moon personified in Germanic mythology
personified, is attested in the Poetic Edda, compiled in the 13th century from earlier traditional sources, and the Prose Edda, written in the 13th century
Máni
Norn and Valkyrie in Norse mythology
mentioned in Völuspá, a poem collected in the 13th century Poetic Edda: In the Prose Edda book Gylfaginning, Snorri informs the reader that the youngest
Skuld
Place in Hel in Norse belief
The Prose Edda by Snorri Sturluson. New York: The American-Scandinavian Foundation. Available online Dronke, Ursula (ed.) (1997) The Poetic Edda: Mythological
Náströnd
Field foretold to host the final battle between during Ragnarök
field is attested in the Poetic Edda, compiled in the 13th century from earlier traditional material, and in the Prose Edda, written by Snorri Sturluson
Vígríðr
Home of the gods in Nordic mythology
Snorri locates in the centre of Asgard. In Crawford's translation of the Poetic Edda, Asgard is mentioned more frequently. One instance, in Harbarthsljoth
Asgard
Norse deity
indicate that Ullr was an important god. The last reference to Ullr in the Poetic Edda is found in Atlakviða: Both Atlakviða and Grímnismál are often considered
Ullr
Land or lands inhabited by jötnar in Nordic Mythology
Jǫtunheimar ('jǫtunn-lands'). Jötunheimar are mentioned in three poems of the Poetic Edda. In the beginning of Völuspá, the coming of three women out of Jötunheimar
Jötunheimr
God among the Vanir in Norse mythology
Vanir. Njörðr is attested in the Poetic Edda, compiled in the 13th century from earlier traditional sources, the Prose Edda, written in the 13th century by
Njörðr
One of various personifications of the sea or ocean in Norse mythology
by way of the kenning 'Hlér's fire' (Hlés viti), meaning gold. In the Poetic Edda, Ægir receives mention in the eddic poems Grímnismál, Hymiskviða, Lokasenna
Ægir
Earth-goddess in Norse mythology
historian Saxo Grammaticus; the Poetic Edda, compiled in the 13th century by an unknown individual or individuals; and the Prose Edda, also composed in the 13th
Jörð
Norse mythological personifications of waves
waves, the names of their daughters are poetic terms for sea waves. The sisters are attested in the Poetic Edda, compiled in the 13th century from earlier
Nine Daughters of Ægir and Rán
Nine_Daughters_of_Ægir_and_Rán
Legendary hall in Norse mythology
Valhalla is attested in the Poetic Edda, compiled in the 13th century from earlier traditional sources, in the Prose Edda (written in the 13th century
Valhalla
Mythical wife of Loki
mythology. She is attested in the Poetic Edda, compiled in the 13th century from earlier traditional sources, and the Prose Edda, written in the 13th century
Sigyn
Personification of day in Norse mythology
mythology. He appears in the Poetic Edda, compiled in the 13th century from earlier traditional sources, and the Prose Edda, written in the 13th century
Dagr
Norse deity
surviving. Víðarr is attested in the Poetic Edda, compiled in the 13th century from earlier traditional sources, the Prose Edda, written in the 13th century by
Víðarr
Germanic goddess
goddess associated with her—Volla, to assist in healing a horse: In the Poetic Edda, compiled during the 13th century from earlier traditional material,
Frigg
Account of the universe and its laws by the ancient North Germanic peoples
from earlier oral sources in the Poetic Edda, a collection of poems compiled in the 13th century, and the Prose Edda, attributed to the Icelander Snorri
Norse_cosmology
Group of deities in Norse mythology
relate to the norns. The most important sources are the Prose Edda and the Poetic Edda. The latter contains pagan poetry where the Norns are frequently
Norns
Character in Norse mythology
quarrel between Brunhild and Gudrun derives from a lost Eddic poem. The Poetic Edda, a collection of heroic and mythological Nordic poems, appears to have
Brunhild
Norse deity
skill. Eir is attested in the Poetic Edda, compiled in the 13th century from earlier traditional sources; the Prose Edda, written in the 13th century by
Eir
Personification of night in Norse mythology
personification of the night. In both the Poetic Edda, compiled in the 13th century from earlier traditional sources, and the Prose Edda, composed in the 13th century
Nótt
Germanic god associated with thunder
Thor is asked to "receive" the reader, and Odin to "own" them. In the Poetic Edda, compiled during the 13th century from traditional source material reaching
Thor
Old Norse poem
Grótti') is an Old Norse poem, sometimes counted among the poems of the Poetic Edda as it appears in manuscripts that are later than the Codex Regius. The
Grottasöngr
Mythological spring
Urðarbrunnr is attested in the Poetic Edda, compiled in the 13th century from earlier traditional sources, and the Prose Edda, written in the 13th century
Urðarbrunnr
Norse mythical character
of the four stags of Yggdrasill in Gylfaginning from the Prose Edda. In the Poetic Edda poem Völuspá, Dvalinn is mentioned as a name in the listing of
Dvalinn
Norse deity
introduction to a poem in the Poetic Edda and in Völsunga saga, Rán once loaned her net to the god Loki. Rán is attested in the Poetic Edda, compiled during the
Rán
Band 2. Leipzig 1905, S. 832. Bellows, Henry Adams (Trans.) (1936). The Poetic Edda. Princeton University Press. Barnhart, Robert K (1995). The Barnhart
List_of_Germanic_deities
Legendary figure in Germanic lore
the Poetic Edda, but more recent scholarship suggests it may actually be fairly recent. The Völsunga saga follows the plot given in the Poetic Edda fairly
Gudrun
Pair of ravens in Norse mythology that serve Odin
and Muninn are attested in the Poetic Edda, compiled in the 13th century from earlier traditional sources: the Prose Edda and Heimskringla; in the Third
Huginn_and_Muninn
Ship in Norse mythology
mythology. It is attested in the Poetic Edda, compiled in the 13th century from earlier traditional sources, and in the Prose Edda and Heimskringla, both written
Skíðblaðnir
Mythological forest
Járnviðr is attested in the Poetic Edda, compiled in the 13th century from earlier traditional sources, and the Prose Edda, written in the 13th century
Járnviðr
Norse god of vehemence, passion and longing
attested in the following sources: Óðr is mentioned in stanza 25 of the Poetic Edda poem Völuspá. The name appears in a kenning for the major goddess Freyja;
Óðr
Home of the Vanir
Vanaheimr is attested in the Poetic Edda; compiled in the 13th century from earlier traditional sources, and the Prose Edda and (in euhemerized form) Heimskringla;
Vanaheimr
Poem from the Poetic Edda
Norse: 'Prophecy of the völva, a seeress') is the best known poem of the Poetic Edda. It dates back to the tenth century and tells the story from Norse Mythology
Völuspá
In Norse mythology, the first war in the world between the Æsir and Vanir
poem collected in the Poetic Edda in the 13th century from earlier traditional sources; in the book Skáldskaparmál in the Prose Edda, written or compiled
Æsir–Vanir_War
Vessel containing the mead of poetry in Norse mythology
Sturluson: The Prose Edda. New York: The American-Scandinavian Foundation. Faulkes, Anthony (ed.). 1998. Snorri Sturluson: Edda. Skáldskaparmál. Vol.
Óðrerir
Norse deity
secrets. Fulla is attested in the Poetic Edda, compiled in the 13th century from earlier traditional sources; the Prose Edda, written in the 13th century by
Fulla
Tree in Norse mythology
Brewer. ISBN 0-85991-513-1. Thorpe, Benjamin (trans.). 1866. Edda Sæmundar Hinns Froða: The Edda Of Sæmund The Learned. London: Trübner & Co. Brodeur, Arthur
Læraðr
Runic alphabet letter
Tiwaz rune is referred to in a stanza in Sigrdrífumál, a poem in the Poetic Edda. Sigrdrífumál tells that Sigurd has slain the dragon Fafnir and arrives
Tiwaz_(rune)
Semi-legendary king of Burgundy of the early 5th century
medieval Latin Waltharius, and his counter part Gunnarr in the Old Norse Poetic Edda and Völsunga saga. He also plays an important role in Richard Wagner's
Gunther
Norse deity
brother of Baldr. Hermóðr appears distinctly in section 49 of the Prose Edda book Gylfaginning. There, it is described that the gods were speechless and
Hermóðr
Pair of goats in Norse mythology
mythology. They are attested in the Poetic Edda, compiled in the 13th century from earlier traditional sources, and the Prose Edda, written by Snorri Sturluson
Tanngrisnir_and_Tanngnjóstr
Norse goddess
virginity. Gefjon is attested in the Poetic Edda, compiled in the 13th century from earlier traditional sources; the Prose Edda and Heimskringla, written in the
Gefjon
Skaldic god of poetry in Norse mythology
In Snorri's Prose Edda, Bragi is presented as a god of poetry, renowned for eloquence among the gods (Æsir). In the Poetic Edda, Bragi is only sparsely
Bragi
Siblings in Norse mythology
in the Poetic Edda, compiled in the 13th century from earlier traditional material, while both Þjálfi and Röskva are attested in the Prose Edda, written
Þjálfi_and_Röskva
Creature in Norse mythology
Sæhrímnir is attested in the Poetic Edda, compiled in the 13th century from earlier traditional material, and the Prose Edda, written in the 13th century
Sæhrímnir
Norse goddess
Nanna, who may or may not be the same figure, is mentioned once in the Poetic Edda, compiled in the 13th century from earlier traditional sources. An account
Nanna_(Norse_deity)
Old Norse goddess
mentioned by the matronymic Loki Laufeyjarson ('son of Laufey') in the Poetic Edda, rather than the expected traditional patronymic Loki Fárbautason ('son
Laufey_(mythology)
American deathcore band
debut studio album Maleficium. In May 2024, they released the EP The Poetic Edda, a collaboration with symphonic deathcore band Disembodied Tyrant. The
Synestia_(band)
Norse mythical animal
Ratatoskr is attested in the Poetic Edda, compiled in the 13th century from earlier traditional sources, and the Prose Edda, written in the 13th century
Ratatoskr
Norse mythical character
verses and the Poetic Edda. Bestla is attested in the Poetic Edda, compiled in the 13th century from earlier traditional sources, the Prose Edda, written in
Bestla
Norse poem, from the Poetic Edda
Thrymskvidha or Thrymskvida) is one of the best known poems from the Poetic Edda. The Norse myth had enduring popularity in Scandinavia and continued
Þrymskviða
Horn in Norse mythology
Gjallarhorn is attested once by name in the Poetic Edda while it receives three mentions in the Prose Edda: In the Prose Edda, Gjallarhorn is mentioned three times
Gjallarhorn
Germanic mythological blacksmith
most clearly told in the Old Norse sources Völundarkviða (a poem in the Poetic Edda) and Þiðreks saga. In them, Wayland is a smith who is enslaved by a king
Wayland_the_Smith
Norse deity
Dellingr is attested in the Poetic Edda, compiled in the 13th century from earlier traditional sources, and in the Prose Edda, written in the 13th century
Dellingr
Norse mythological character
is the god Freyr's messenger and vassal. He appears in both the Poetic and Prose Eddas. In the Eddic poem Skírnismál, Skírnir is sent as a messenger to
Skírnir
Medieval Sourcebook edition Thorpe, Benjamin (tr.) (1866). Edda Sæmundar Hinns Froða : The Edda Of Sæmund The Learned. (2 vols.) London: Trübner & Co. The
Regnator_omnium_deus
Four stags in the Poetic Edda
eat among the branches of the world tree Yggdrasill. According to the Poetic Edda, the stags crane their necks upward to chomp at the branches. The morning
Dáinn, Dvalinn, Duneyrr and Duraþrór
Dáinn,_Dvalinn,_Duneyrr_and_Duraþrór
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