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Elder Eddas of Saemund Sigfusson; and the Younger Eddas of Snorre Sturleson

Sæmund Sigfusson (1056 - 1133) and Snorri Sturleson (1178 - 1241)
Translated by Rasmus Bjørn Anderson (1846 - 1936)

The most complete set of the epic Norse eddas, or poems. It contains in beautiful verse the pagan beliefs of the Old Norse. Luckily in this work both the Elder Eddas of Saemund Sigfusson and the Younger Eddas of Snorre Sturleson are presented, and you may find a version of the Nibelunglied that you aren't as familiar with. Numerous authors including Tolkien and Martin have acknowledge their debt to and appreciation for these traditional works. (Summary by Becky Cook)

Genre(s): Myths, Legends & Fairy Tales, Poetry

Language: English

Section	Chapter	Reader	Time
Play 00	00 - Preface	Becky Cook	00:10:59
Play 01	01 - Introduction to the Voluspa	Becky Cook	00:03:05
Play 02	02 - Voluspa, The Vala's Prophecy	Becky Cook	00:12:50
Play 03	03 - The Lay of Vafthrudnir	Becky Cook	00:10:56
Play 04	04 - The Lay of Grimnir	Becky Cook	00:12:57
Play 05	05 - The Lay of Vegtam, Or Baldr's Dreams	Becky Cook	00:04:13
Play 06	06 - The High One's Lay	Becky Cook	00:22:43
Play 07	07 - Odin's Rune-song	Becky Cook	00:05:22
Play 08	08 - The Lay of Hymir	Becky Cook	00:07:01
Play 09	09 - The Lay of Thrym, Or The Hammer Recovered	Becky Cook	00:05:55
Play 10	10 - The Lay of the Dwarf Alvis	Becky Cook	00:06:38
Play 11	11 - The Lay of Harbard	Becky Cook	00:08:50
Play 12	12 - The Journey or Lay of Skirnir	Becky Cook	00:07:52
Play 13	13 - The Lay of Rig	Becky Cook	00:08:59
Play 14	14 - Oegir's Compotation, or Loki's Altercation	Becky Cook	00:14:17
Play 15	15 - The Lay of Fiolsvith	Becky Cook	00:08:40
Play 16	16 - The Lay of Hyndla	Becky Cook	00:09:29
Play 17	17 - The Incantation of Groa	Becky Cook	00:03:18
Play 18	18 - The Song of The Sun	Becky Cook	00:13:00
Play 19	19 - The Lay of Volund	Becky Cook	00:08:40
Play 20	20 - The Lay of Helgi Hiorvard's Son	Becky Cook	00:13:11
Play 21	21 - The First Lay of Helgi Hundingcid	Becky Cook	00:10:13
Play 22	22 - The Second Lay of Helgi Hundingcide	Becky Cook	00:14:31
Play 23	23 - Sinfiotli's End	Becky Cook	00:03:32
Play 24	24 - The First Lay of Siguard Fafnicide, or Gripir's Prophecy	Becky Cook	00:10:41
Play 25	25 - The Second Lay of Sigurd Fafnicide	Leni	00:10:00
Play 26	26 - The Lay of Fafnir	Leni	00:11:30
Play 27	27 - The Lay of Sigrdrifa	Leni	00:10:36
Play 28	28 - Fragments of the Lay of Sigurd and Brynhild	Leni	00:15:15
Play 29	29 - The Third Lay of Sigurd Fafnicide	Leni	00:15:03
Play 30	30 - Fragments of te Lay of Brynhild	Leni	00:05:32
Play 31	31 - The First Lay of Gudrun	Leni	00:07:44
Play 32	32 - Brynhild's Hel-ride	Foon	00:03:27
Play 33	33 - The Slaughter of the Niflungs	Jeff Burke	00:02:12
Play 34	34 - The Second Lay of Gudrun	Foon	00:09:07
Play 35	35 - The Third Lay of Gudrun	Foon	00:02:46
Play 36	36 - Oddrun's Lament	Foon	00:06:32
Play 37	37 - The Lay of Atli	Kathrine Engan	00:13:10
Play 38	38 - The Groenland Lay of Atli	Kathrine Engan	00:26:52
Play 39	39 - Gudrun's Incitement	Kathrine Engan	00:06:05
Play 40	40 - The Lay of Hamdir	Kathrine Engan	00:07:24
Play 41	41 - The Deluding of Gylfi	Kathrine Engan	00:02:34
Play 42	42 - Gylfi's Journey to Asgard	Kathrine Engan	00:03:59
Play 43	43 - Of The Supreme Deity	Marta A	00:01:43
Play 44	44 - Of The Primordial State of the Universe	Marta A	00:01:37
Play 45	45 - Origin of the Hrimthursar, or Frost-Giants	Marta A	00:03:06
Play 46	46 - Of the Cow Audhumla, and the Birth of Odin	Marta A	00:01:35
Play 47	47 - How the Sons of Bor Slew Ymir, and from His Body Made Heaven and Earth	Marta A	00:03:40
Play 48	48 - Of The Formation of the First Man and Woman	Marta A	00:02:22
Play 49	49 - Of Night and Day	Marta A	00:01:34
Play 50	50 - Of the Sun and Moon	Marta A	00:01:44
Play 51	51 - Of the Wolves that Pursue the Sun and Moon	Marta A	00:01:58
Play 52	52 - Of the Way that Leads to Heaven	Marta A	00:01:31
Play 53	53 - The Golden Age	Marta A	00:01:47
Play 54	54 - Origin of the Dwarfs	Marta A	00:01:28
Play 55	55 - Of the Ash Yggdrasill, Mimir's Well, and the Norns or Destinies	Foon	00:05:36
Play 56	56 - Of the Various Celestial Regions	Foon	00:02:18
Play 57	57 - Of the Wind and the Seasons	Foon	00:01:52
Play 58	58 - Of Odin	Foon	00:02:43
Play 59	59 - Of Thor	Foon	00:02:01
Play 60	60 - Of Baldur	Foon	00:01:21
Play 61	61 - Of Njord	Foon	00:02:26
Play 62	62 - Of the God Frey, and the Goddess Freyja	Foon	00:01:53
Play 63	63 - Of Tyr	Foon	00:02:05
Play 64	64 - Of the Other God	Foon	00:02:30
Play 65	65 - Hodur, The Blind Assassin of Baldur	Foon	00:02:01
Play 66	66 - Of Loki and His Progeny	Foon	00:04:23
Play 67	67 - Binding the Wolf Fenir	Foon	00:04:56
Play 68	68 - Of the Godesses	Foon	00:04:27
Play 69	69 - Of Frey and Gerda	Foon	00:03:34
Play 70	70 - Of the Joys of Valhalla	Foon	00:05:35
Play 71	71 - Of the Horse Sleipnir	Fatima Ansari	00:05:24
Play 72	72 - Of the Ship Skidbladnir	Fatima Ansari	00:02:01
Play 73	73 - Thor's Adventures on His Journey to the Land of the Giants	Mayah	00:28:23
Play 74	74 - How Thor Went to Fish for the Midgard Serpent	Jeff Burke	00:05:06
Play 75	75 - The Death of Baldur the Good	Kathrine Engan	00:07:33
Play 76	76 - Baldur in the Abode of the Dead	Kathrine Engan	00:04:02
Play 77	77 - The Flight and Punishment of Loki	Kathrine Engan	00:05:10
Play 78	78 - Of Ragnarok, or the Twilight Of the Gods, and the Conflagration of the Universe	Kathrine Engan	00:06:24
Play 79	79 - Abodes of Future Bliss and Misery	Kathrine Engan	00:02:01
Play 80	80 - The Renovation of the Universe	Kathrine Engan	00:03:17
Play 81	81 - Aegir's Journey to Asgard	Kathrine Engan	00:01:41
Play 82	82 - Iduna and Her Apples	Kathrine Engan	00:05:45
Play 83	83 - The Origin of Poetry	Kathrine Engan	00:02:47
Play 84	84 - Odin Beguiles the Daughter of Baugi	Kathrine Engan	00:03:57

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