The Poetic Edda (Oxford World's Classics)

She sees, coming up a second time, Earth from the ocean, eternally greenthe waterfalls plunge, an eagle soars above them, over the mountain hunting fish. After the terrible conflagration of Ragnarok, the earth rises serenely again from the ocean, and life is renewed. The Poetic Edda begins with The Seeresss Prophecy which recounts the creation of the world, and looks forward to its destruction and rebirth. In this great collection of Norse-Icelandic mythological and heroic poetry, the exploits of gods and humans are related. The one-eyed Odin, red-bearded Thor, Loki the trickster, the lovely goddesses and the giants who are their enemies walk beside the heroic Helgi, Sigurd the Dragon-Slayer, Brynhild the shield-maiden, and the implacable Gudrun. New in this revised translation are the quest-poem The Lay of Svipdag and The Wakingof Angantyr, in which a girl faces down her dead father to retrieve his sword. Comic, tragic, instructive, grandiose, witty and profound, the poems of the Edda have influenced artists from Wagner to Tolkien and a new generation of video-game and film makers. ABOUT THE SERIES For over 100 years Oxford Worlds Classics has made available the widest range of literature from around the globe. Each affordable volume reflects Oxfords commitment to scholarship, providing the most accurate text plus a wealth of other valuable features, including expert introductions by leading authorities, helpful notes to clarify the text, up-to-date bibliographies for further study, and much more.

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• Edda (Everyman's Library)
• Norse Mythology: A Guide to Gods, Heroes, Rituals, and Beliefs
• The Saga of the Volsungs: With the Saga of Ragnar Lothbrok (Hackett Classics)
• The Saga of King Hrolf Kraki (Penguin Classics)
• The Sagas of Icelanders: (Penguin Classics Deluxe Edition)
• Njal's Saga (Penguin Classics)
• Egil's Saga (Penguin Classics)
• The Tain: Translated from the Irish Epic Tain Bo Cuailnge