[Contents]Publications ofTHE AMERICAN-SCANDINAVIAN FOUNDATIONCommittee on PublicationsWilliam Witherle Lawrence, Professor of English in Columbia University,ChairmanJohn A. Gade, author ofCharles the XIIHanna Astrup Larsen, EditorThe American-Scandinavian ReviewHenry Goddard Leach, EditorThe ForumCharles S. Peterson, Publisher, ChicagoSCANDINAVIAN CLASSICSI.Comedies by Holberg: Jeppe of the Hill, The Political Tinker, Erasmus MontanusTranslated byOscar James Campbell, Jr., andFrederic SchenckII.Poems by Tegnér: The Children of the Lord’s Supper and Frithiof’s SagaTranslated byHenry Wadsworth LongfellowandW. Lewery BlackleyIII.Poems and Songs by Björnstjerne BjörnsonTranslated in the original metres, with an Introduction and Notes, byArthur Hubbell PalmerIV.Master Olof, by August StrindbergAn historical play, translated, with an Introduction, byEdwin Björkman[586]V.The Prose Edda, by Snorri SturlusonTranslated from the old Icelandic, with an Introduction and Notes, byArthur Gilchrist BrodeurVI.Modern Icelandic Plays, by Jóhan Sigurjónsson: Eyvind of the Hills and The Hraun FarmTranslated byHenninge Krohn SchancheVII.Marie Grubbe: A Lady of the Seventeenth Century, by J. P. JacobsenAn historical romance, translated, with an Introduction, byHanna Astrup LarsenVIII.Arnljot Gelline, by Björnstjerne BjörnsonA Norse Epic, translated byWilliam Morton PayneIX.Anthology of Swedish Lyrics, from 1750 to 1915Selections from the greatest of Swedish lyrics, translated byCharles Wharton StorkX & XI.Gösta Berling’s Saga, by Selma LagerlöfThe English translation ofLillie Tudeer, completed and carefully editedXII.Sara Videbeck (Det går an), and The Chapel, by C. J. L. AlmquistA sentimental journey with a practical ending, and the tale of a curate, translated, with an Introduction, byAdolph Burnett BensonXIII.Niels Lyhne, by J. P. JacobsenA psychological novel, translated, with an Introduction, byHanna Astrup LarsenXIV.The Family at Gilje: A Domestic Story of the Forties, by Jonas LieTranslated bySamuel Coffin Eastman, with an Introduction byJulius Emil Olson[587]XV & XVI.The Charles Men, by Verner von HeidenstamTales from the exploits of Charles XII, translated byCharles Wharton Stork, with an Introduction byFredrik BöökXVII.Early Plays: Catiline, The Warrior’s Barrow, Olaf Liljekrans, by Henrik Ibsen.Translated byAnders OrbeckXVIII.The Book about Little Brother: A Story of Married Life, by Gustaf af GeijerstamTranslated, with an Introduction, byEdwin BjörkmanXIX.A Book of Danish VerseSelections from the works of Danish Poets from Oehlenschläger to Johannes V. Jensen. Translated in the original metres byS. Foster DamonandRobert Silliman Hillyer. Selected and annotated byOluf FriisXX.Per Hallström: Selected Short StoriesA collection of tales by Sweden’s great master of the short story. Translated, with an Introduction, byF. J. FieldenPrice $2.00 eachXXI & XXII.The Poetic EddaA complete metrical version of the Poetic or Elder Edda, including the Lays of the Gods and the Lays of the Heroes, translated from the Icelandic with a General Introduction and Notes byHenry Adams Bellows. Two volumes bound as one.SCANDINAVIAN MONOGRAPHSI.The Voyages of the Norsemen to AmericaA complete exposition, with illustrations and maps, byWilliam HovgaardPrice $7.50II.Ballad Criticism in Scandinavia and Great Britain during the Eighteenth CenturyA comparative study, bySigurd Bernhard HustvedtPrice $5.00[588]III.The King’s MirrorA famous treatise, translated from the Norwegian of the thirteenth century, with an Historical Introduction, byLaurence Marcellus LarsonPrice $5.00IV.The Heroic Legends of DenmarkRevised and expanded for this edition by the author, the lateAxel Olrik, in collaboration with the translator,Lee M. HollanderPrice $5.00V.Scandinavian Art: A Survey of Swedish Art, by Carl G. Laurin; Danish Art in the Nineteenth Century, by Emil Hannover; Modern Norwegian Art, by Jens Thiis; Introduction by Christian BrintonThe first comprehensive discussion of the artistic production of the three Northern nations; in one volume of 660 pages with 375 illustrations, including frontispiece in color.Price $8.00THEAMERICAN-SCANDINAVIAN REVIEWAn Illustrated Magazine, presenting the progress of life and literature in Sweden, Denmark, and NorwayPrice $3.00 a yearFor information regarding the above publications, address theSecretary of the American-Scandinavian Foundation25 West 45th Street, New York CityColophonAvailabilityThis eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included with this eBook or online atwww.gutenberg.org.This eBook is produced by the Online Distributed Proofreading Team atwww.pgdp.net.New original cover art included with this eBook is granted to the public domain.MetadataTitle:The poetic EddaAuthor:Henry Adams Bellows (1885–1939)Infohttps://viaf.org/viaf/5294877/File generation date:2024-05-04 10:27:49 UTCLanguage:EnglishOriginal publication date:[1923]EncodingThe foot-notes in the source, which are linked to line-numbers, have been moved to the end of each chapter.Revision History2024-03-18 Started.CorrectionsThe following 46 corrections have been applied to the text:PageSourceCorrectionEdit distanceN.A.,84,246,314,373,421,572[Not in source].115,19lacunaelacunæ219GniparhellirGnipahellir158“[Deleted]184encyclopedicencyclopædic199,99HlokHlokk1121stan astanza1129characterisedcharacterized1143sas1216,324,429[Not in source]”1225SmalandSmåland1 / 0227detroyeddestroyed1253folk talesfolk-tales1274Hjorvath’sHjorvarth’s1291HundingbaneHundingsbane1306SpornvitnirSporvitnir1307HynduljothHyndluljoth1310,559,560,572,572,577,579.,1312,313,330,538,.1326workword1359behe1404vengancevengeance1433vengencevengeance1511”[Deleted]1532Line 4 may be spurious.[Deleted]24568Haddings -HeroHaddings’-Hero1571Hrīm″-gerth-a-mǭl′Hrīm″-gerth-ar-mǭl′1
[Contents]Publications ofTHE AMERICAN-SCANDINAVIAN FOUNDATIONCommittee on PublicationsWilliam Witherle Lawrence, Professor of English in Columbia University,ChairmanJohn A. Gade, author ofCharles the XIIHanna Astrup Larsen, EditorThe American-Scandinavian ReviewHenry Goddard Leach, EditorThe ForumCharles S. Peterson, Publisher, ChicagoSCANDINAVIAN CLASSICSI.Comedies by Holberg: Jeppe of the Hill, The Political Tinker, Erasmus MontanusTranslated byOscar James Campbell, Jr., andFrederic SchenckII.Poems by Tegnér: The Children of the Lord’s Supper and Frithiof’s SagaTranslated byHenry Wadsworth LongfellowandW. Lewery BlackleyIII.Poems and Songs by Björnstjerne BjörnsonTranslated in the original metres, with an Introduction and Notes, byArthur Hubbell PalmerIV.Master Olof, by August StrindbergAn historical play, translated, with an Introduction, byEdwin Björkman[586]V.The Prose Edda, by Snorri SturlusonTranslated from the old Icelandic, with an Introduction and Notes, byArthur Gilchrist BrodeurVI.Modern Icelandic Plays, by Jóhan Sigurjónsson: Eyvind of the Hills and The Hraun FarmTranslated byHenninge Krohn SchancheVII.Marie Grubbe: A Lady of the Seventeenth Century, by J. P. JacobsenAn historical romance, translated, with an Introduction, byHanna Astrup LarsenVIII.Arnljot Gelline, by Björnstjerne BjörnsonA Norse Epic, translated byWilliam Morton PayneIX.Anthology of Swedish Lyrics, from 1750 to 1915Selections from the greatest of Swedish lyrics, translated byCharles Wharton StorkX & XI.Gösta Berling’s Saga, by Selma LagerlöfThe English translation ofLillie Tudeer, completed and carefully editedXII.Sara Videbeck (Det går an), and The Chapel, by C. J. L. AlmquistA sentimental journey with a practical ending, and the tale of a curate, translated, with an Introduction, byAdolph Burnett BensonXIII.Niels Lyhne, by J. P. JacobsenA psychological novel, translated, with an Introduction, byHanna Astrup LarsenXIV.The Family at Gilje: A Domestic Story of the Forties, by Jonas LieTranslated bySamuel Coffin Eastman, with an Introduction byJulius Emil Olson[587]XV & XVI.The Charles Men, by Verner von HeidenstamTales from the exploits of Charles XII, translated byCharles Wharton Stork, with an Introduction byFredrik BöökXVII.Early Plays: Catiline, The Warrior’s Barrow, Olaf Liljekrans, by Henrik Ibsen.Translated byAnders OrbeckXVIII.The Book about Little Brother: A Story of Married Life, by Gustaf af GeijerstamTranslated, with an Introduction, byEdwin BjörkmanXIX.A Book of Danish VerseSelections from the works of Danish Poets from Oehlenschläger to Johannes V. Jensen. Translated in the original metres byS. Foster DamonandRobert Silliman Hillyer. Selected and annotated byOluf FriisXX.Per Hallström: Selected Short StoriesA collection of tales by Sweden’s great master of the short story. Translated, with an Introduction, byF. J. FieldenPrice $2.00 eachXXI & XXII.The Poetic EddaA complete metrical version of the Poetic or Elder Edda, including the Lays of the Gods and the Lays of the Heroes, translated from the Icelandic with a General Introduction and Notes byHenry Adams Bellows. Two volumes bound as one.SCANDINAVIAN MONOGRAPHSI.The Voyages of the Norsemen to AmericaA complete exposition, with illustrations and maps, byWilliam HovgaardPrice $7.50II.Ballad Criticism in Scandinavia and Great Britain during the Eighteenth CenturyA comparative study, bySigurd Bernhard HustvedtPrice $5.00[588]III.The King’s MirrorA famous treatise, translated from the Norwegian of the thirteenth century, with an Historical Introduction, byLaurence Marcellus LarsonPrice $5.00IV.The Heroic Legends of DenmarkRevised and expanded for this edition by the author, the lateAxel Olrik, in collaboration with the translator,Lee M. HollanderPrice $5.00V.Scandinavian Art: A Survey of Swedish Art, by Carl G. Laurin; Danish Art in the Nineteenth Century, by Emil Hannover; Modern Norwegian Art, by Jens Thiis; Introduction by Christian BrintonThe first comprehensive discussion of the artistic production of the three Northern nations; in one volume of 660 pages with 375 illustrations, including frontispiece in color.Price $8.00THEAMERICAN-SCANDINAVIAN REVIEWAn Illustrated Magazine, presenting the progress of life and literature in Sweden, Denmark, and NorwayPrice $3.00 a yearFor information regarding the above publications, address theSecretary of the American-Scandinavian Foundation25 West 45th Street, New York City
Publications ofTHE AMERICAN-SCANDINAVIAN FOUNDATIONCommittee on PublicationsWilliam Witherle Lawrence, Professor of English in Columbia University,ChairmanJohn A. Gade, author ofCharles the XIIHanna Astrup Larsen, EditorThe American-Scandinavian ReviewHenry Goddard Leach, EditorThe ForumCharles S. Peterson, Publisher, ChicagoSCANDINAVIAN CLASSICSI.Comedies by Holberg: Jeppe of the Hill, The Political Tinker, Erasmus MontanusTranslated byOscar James Campbell, Jr., andFrederic SchenckII.Poems by Tegnér: The Children of the Lord’s Supper and Frithiof’s SagaTranslated byHenry Wadsworth LongfellowandW. Lewery BlackleyIII.Poems and Songs by Björnstjerne BjörnsonTranslated in the original metres, with an Introduction and Notes, byArthur Hubbell PalmerIV.Master Olof, by August StrindbergAn historical play, translated, with an Introduction, byEdwin Björkman[586]V.The Prose Edda, by Snorri SturlusonTranslated from the old Icelandic, with an Introduction and Notes, byArthur Gilchrist BrodeurVI.Modern Icelandic Plays, by Jóhan Sigurjónsson: Eyvind of the Hills and The Hraun FarmTranslated byHenninge Krohn SchancheVII.Marie Grubbe: A Lady of the Seventeenth Century, by J. P. JacobsenAn historical romance, translated, with an Introduction, byHanna Astrup LarsenVIII.Arnljot Gelline, by Björnstjerne BjörnsonA Norse Epic, translated byWilliam Morton PayneIX.Anthology of Swedish Lyrics, from 1750 to 1915Selections from the greatest of Swedish lyrics, translated byCharles Wharton StorkX & XI.Gösta Berling’s Saga, by Selma LagerlöfThe English translation ofLillie Tudeer, completed and carefully editedXII.Sara Videbeck (Det går an), and The Chapel, by C. J. L. AlmquistA sentimental journey with a practical ending, and the tale of a curate, translated, with an Introduction, byAdolph Burnett BensonXIII.Niels Lyhne, by J. P. JacobsenA psychological novel, translated, with an Introduction, byHanna Astrup LarsenXIV.The Family at Gilje: A Domestic Story of the Forties, by Jonas LieTranslated bySamuel Coffin Eastman, with an Introduction byJulius Emil Olson[587]XV & XVI.The Charles Men, by Verner von HeidenstamTales from the exploits of Charles XII, translated byCharles Wharton Stork, with an Introduction byFredrik BöökXVII.Early Plays: Catiline, The Warrior’s Barrow, Olaf Liljekrans, by Henrik Ibsen.Translated byAnders OrbeckXVIII.The Book about Little Brother: A Story of Married Life, by Gustaf af GeijerstamTranslated, with an Introduction, byEdwin BjörkmanXIX.A Book of Danish VerseSelections from the works of Danish Poets from Oehlenschläger to Johannes V. Jensen. Translated in the original metres byS. Foster DamonandRobert Silliman Hillyer. Selected and annotated byOluf FriisXX.Per Hallström: Selected Short StoriesA collection of tales by Sweden’s great master of the short story. Translated, with an Introduction, byF. J. FieldenPrice $2.00 eachXXI & XXII.The Poetic EddaA complete metrical version of the Poetic or Elder Edda, including the Lays of the Gods and the Lays of the Heroes, translated from the Icelandic with a General Introduction and Notes byHenry Adams Bellows. Two volumes bound as one.SCANDINAVIAN MONOGRAPHSI.The Voyages of the Norsemen to AmericaA complete exposition, with illustrations and maps, byWilliam HovgaardPrice $7.50II.Ballad Criticism in Scandinavia and Great Britain during the Eighteenth CenturyA comparative study, bySigurd Bernhard HustvedtPrice $5.00[588]III.The King’s MirrorA famous treatise, translated from the Norwegian of the thirteenth century, with an Historical Introduction, byLaurence Marcellus LarsonPrice $5.00IV.The Heroic Legends of DenmarkRevised and expanded for this edition by the author, the lateAxel Olrik, in collaboration with the translator,Lee M. HollanderPrice $5.00V.Scandinavian Art: A Survey of Swedish Art, by Carl G. Laurin; Danish Art in the Nineteenth Century, by Emil Hannover; Modern Norwegian Art, by Jens Thiis; Introduction by Christian BrintonThe first comprehensive discussion of the artistic production of the three Northern nations; in one volume of 660 pages with 375 illustrations, including frontispiece in color.Price $8.00THEAMERICAN-SCANDINAVIAN REVIEWAn Illustrated Magazine, presenting the progress of life and literature in Sweden, Denmark, and NorwayPrice $3.00 a yearFor information regarding the above publications, address theSecretary of the American-Scandinavian Foundation25 West 45th Street, New York City
Publications of
THE AMERICAN-SCANDINAVIAN FOUNDATION
Committee on Publications
William Witherle Lawrence, Professor of English in Columbia University,Chairman
John A. Gade, author ofCharles the XII
Hanna Astrup Larsen, EditorThe American-Scandinavian Review
Henry Goddard Leach, EditorThe Forum
Charles S. Peterson, Publisher, Chicago
SCANDINAVIAN CLASSICS
I.Comedies by Holberg: Jeppe of the Hill, The Political Tinker, Erasmus Montanus
Translated byOscar James Campbell, Jr., andFrederic Schenck
II.Poems by Tegnér: The Children of the Lord’s Supper and Frithiof’s Saga
Translated byHenry Wadsworth LongfellowandW. Lewery Blackley
III.Poems and Songs by Björnstjerne Björnson
Translated in the original metres, with an Introduction and Notes, byArthur Hubbell Palmer
IV.Master Olof, by August Strindberg
An historical play, translated, with an Introduction, byEdwin Björkman[586]
V.The Prose Edda, by Snorri Sturluson
Translated from the old Icelandic, with an Introduction and Notes, byArthur Gilchrist Brodeur
VI.Modern Icelandic Plays, by Jóhan Sigurjónsson: Eyvind of the Hills and The Hraun Farm
Translated byHenninge Krohn Schanche
VII.Marie Grubbe: A Lady of the Seventeenth Century, by J. P. Jacobsen
An historical romance, translated, with an Introduction, byHanna Astrup Larsen
VIII.Arnljot Gelline, by Björnstjerne Björnson
A Norse Epic, translated byWilliam Morton Payne
IX.Anthology of Swedish Lyrics, from 1750 to 1915
Selections from the greatest of Swedish lyrics, translated byCharles Wharton Stork
X & XI.Gösta Berling’s Saga, by Selma Lagerlöf
The English translation ofLillie Tudeer, completed and carefully edited
XII.Sara Videbeck (Det går an), and The Chapel, by C. J. L. Almquist
A sentimental journey with a practical ending, and the tale of a curate, translated, with an Introduction, byAdolph Burnett Benson
XIII.Niels Lyhne, by J. P. Jacobsen
A psychological novel, translated, with an Introduction, byHanna Astrup Larsen
XIV.The Family at Gilje: A Domestic Story of the Forties, by Jonas Lie
Translated bySamuel Coffin Eastman, with an Introduction byJulius Emil Olson[587]
XV & XVI.The Charles Men, by Verner von Heidenstam
Tales from the exploits of Charles XII, translated byCharles Wharton Stork, with an Introduction byFredrik Böök
XVII.Early Plays: Catiline, The Warrior’s Barrow, Olaf Liljekrans, by Henrik Ibsen.
Translated byAnders Orbeck
XVIII.The Book about Little Brother: A Story of Married Life, by Gustaf af Geijerstam
Translated, with an Introduction, byEdwin Björkman
XIX.A Book of Danish Verse
Selections from the works of Danish Poets from Oehlenschläger to Johannes V. Jensen. Translated in the original metres byS. Foster DamonandRobert Silliman Hillyer. Selected and annotated byOluf Friis
XX.Per Hallström: Selected Short Stories
A collection of tales by Sweden’s great master of the short story. Translated, with an Introduction, byF. J. Fielden
Price $2.00 each
XXI & XXII.The Poetic Edda
A complete metrical version of the Poetic or Elder Edda, including the Lays of the Gods and the Lays of the Heroes, translated from the Icelandic with a General Introduction and Notes byHenry Adams Bellows. Two volumes bound as one.
SCANDINAVIAN MONOGRAPHS
I.The Voyages of the Norsemen to America
A complete exposition, with illustrations and maps, byWilliam Hovgaard
Price $7.50
II.Ballad Criticism in Scandinavia and Great Britain during the Eighteenth Century
A comparative study, bySigurd Bernhard Hustvedt
Price $5.00[588]
III.The King’s Mirror
A famous treatise, translated from the Norwegian of the thirteenth century, with an Historical Introduction, byLaurence Marcellus Larson
Price $5.00
IV.The Heroic Legends of Denmark
Revised and expanded for this edition by the author, the lateAxel Olrik, in collaboration with the translator,Lee M. Hollander
Price $5.00
V.Scandinavian Art: A Survey of Swedish Art, by Carl G. Laurin; Danish Art in the Nineteenth Century, by Emil Hannover; Modern Norwegian Art, by Jens Thiis; Introduction by Christian Brinton
The first comprehensive discussion of the artistic production of the three Northern nations; in one volume of 660 pages with 375 illustrations, including frontispiece in color.
Price $8.00
THEAMERICAN-SCANDINAVIAN REVIEW
An Illustrated Magazine, presenting the progress of life and literature in Sweden, Denmark, and Norway
Price $3.00 a year
For information regarding the above publications, address the
Secretary of the American-Scandinavian Foundation
25 West 45th Street, New York City
ColophonAvailabilityThis eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included with this eBook or online atwww.gutenberg.org.This eBook is produced by the Online Distributed Proofreading Team atwww.pgdp.net.New original cover art included with this eBook is granted to the public domain.MetadataTitle:The poetic EddaAuthor:Henry Adams Bellows (1885–1939)Infohttps://viaf.org/viaf/5294877/File generation date:2024-05-04 10:27:49 UTCLanguage:EnglishOriginal publication date:[1923]EncodingThe foot-notes in the source, which are linked to line-numbers, have been moved to the end of each chapter.Revision History2024-03-18 Started.CorrectionsThe following 46 corrections have been applied to the text:PageSourceCorrectionEdit distanceN.A.,84,246,314,373,421,572[Not in source].115,19lacunaelacunæ219GniparhellirGnipahellir158“[Deleted]184encyclopedicencyclopædic199,99HlokHlokk1121stan astanza1129characterisedcharacterized1143sas1216,324,429[Not in source]”1225SmalandSmåland1 / 0227detroyeddestroyed1253folk talesfolk-tales1274Hjorvath’sHjorvarth’s1291HundingbaneHundingsbane1306SpornvitnirSporvitnir1307HynduljothHyndluljoth1310,559,560,572,572,577,579.,1312,313,330,538,.1326workword1359behe1404vengancevengeance1433vengencevengeance1511”[Deleted]1532Line 4 may be spurious.[Deleted]24568Haddings -HeroHaddings’-Hero1571Hrīm″-gerth-a-mǭl′Hrīm″-gerth-ar-mǭl′1
This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included with this eBook or online atwww.gutenberg.org.
This eBook is produced by the Online Distributed Proofreading Team atwww.pgdp.net.
New original cover art included with this eBook is granted to the public domain.
The foot-notes in the source, which are linked to line-numbers, have been moved to the end of each chapter.
The following 46 corrections have been applied to the text: