An edition, with stanza-by-stanza commentary and translation, of the late-medieval Icelandic r???mur cycle ???rymlur, which is based on the story of the Eddic poem ???rymskvi???a, in which the god ??????rr disguises himself as the goddess Freyja to retrieve his stolen hammer from the giants. An extensive introduction examines the relationship between these poems as well as ballad analogues, and gives an account of the poetics of ???rymlur and the r???mur genre in general. A glossary is provided.
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An edition, with stanza-by-stanza commentary and translation, of the late-medieval Icelandic r???mur cycle ???rymlur, which is based on the story of the Eddic poem ???rymskvi???a, in which the god ??????rr disguises himself as the goddess Freyja to retrieve his stolen hammer from the giants. An extensive introduction examines the relationship between these poems as well as ballad analogues, and gives an account of the poetics of ???rymlur and the r???mur genre in general. A glossary is provided.
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