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       The Poetic Edda by Lee M. Hollander 
       By: Alfred Raeburne Date: October 27, 2014, 12:05 pm
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       "The Poetic Edda comprises a treasure trove of mythic and
       spiritual verse holding an important place in Nordic culture,
       literature, and heritage. Its tales of strife and death form a
       repository, in poetic form, of Norse mythology and heroic lore,
       embodying both the ethical views and the cultural life of the
       North during the late heathen and early Christian times.
       Collected by an unidentified Icelander, probably during the
       twelfth or thirteenth century, The Poetic Edda was rediscovered
       in Iceland in the seventeenth century by Danish scholars. Even
       then its value as poetry, as a source of historical information,
       and as a collection of entertaining stories was recognized. This
       meticulous translation succeeds in reproducing the verse
       patterns, the rhythm, the mood, and the dignity of the original
       in a revision that Scandinavian Studies says "may well grace
       anyone's bookshelf."
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