*This video is in Swedish* Här är den Poetiska Eddan översatt av Lars Lönnroth och publicerad av Atlantis Bokförlag år 2016. *ABOUT THE BOOK* Poetic Edda is the modern attribution for an unnamed collection of Old Norse anonymous poems, which is different from the Edda, written by Snorri Sturluson. Several versions exist, all consisting primarily of text from the Icelandic medieval manuscript known as the Codex Regius. The Codex Regius is arguably the most important t extant source on Norse mythology and Germanic heroic legends, and from the early 19th century onwards, it has had a powerful influence on later Scandinavian literatures, not merely by the stories it contains but also by the visionary force and dramatic quality of many of the poems. It has also become an inspiring model for many later innovations in poetic meter, particularly in Nordic languages, offering many varied examples of terse, stress-based metrical schemes working without any final rhyme by instead using alliterative devices and strongly-concentrated imagery. Poets who have acknowledged their debt to the Codex Regius include Vilhelm Ekelund, August Strindberg, J.R.R. Tolkien, Ezra Pound, Jorge Luis Borges, and Karin Boye. Codex Regius was written in the 13th century, but nothing is known of its whereabouts until 1643, when it came into the possession of Brynjólfur Sveinsson, then Bishop of Skálholt. At the time, versions of the Edda were known in Iceland, but scholars speculated that there once was another Edda, an Elder Edda, which contained the pagan poems that Snorri quotes in his Edda. When Codex Regius was discovered, it seemed that the speculation had proved, but modern scholarly research has shown that Edda was likely written first and the two were, at most, connected by a common source.[1] *BINDING & PAPER* The book is sewn and bound in paper. The dust-jacket has an illustration of Freja by the artist John Bauer. *CONTENT* The book contains an introduction by Lars Lönnroth and also notes on the text. --- --- --- I want to thank you so much for watching. Make sure to subscribe to my channel if you want more book presentations in the future and please like this video if you enjoyed it. Have a lovely day! :-) --- --- --- *USEFUL LINKS* * Patreon: ****** * Twitter: ****** * Goodreads: ****** * Help protect the forests around the world: ****** [1]: ****** --- --- --- *ABOUT THE CHANNEL* Hi and welcome to my channel for book collectors. I create in-depth video reviews/presentations that focus mainly on Folio Society books, Everyman's Library books and Tolkien Deluxe Editions by Harper Collins. *SCHEDULE* New videos every Sunday and every other Wednesday. --- --- --- *MUSIC, AUDIO & VIDEO* Från Dammens Djup - Adrian von Ziegler. Adrian is an incredible talented composer who creates atmospheric and truly amazing music of different genres (focus on Celtic and Norse inspired music). His work will take you away to different planes of existence! I want to thank Adrian for his extremely generous policies when it comes to using his music in YouTube videos. A very rare and lovely gift to content creators which I am so, so thankful for! :-) Check out his YouTube channel here: ****** - * Filmed with: iPhone SE, 1080p - 60 FPS. * Microphone: iPhone SE. * Editing software: iMovie. * Recording dates: 21/8-17. From Sweden with Love. --- --- —