{"product_id":"the-poetic-edda","title":"Poetic Edda (Oxford)","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTranslator\u003c\/strong\u003e: Carolyne Larrington\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFile under\u003c\/strong\u003e: Oxford\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eISBN\u003c\/strong\u003e: 9780199675340\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBinding\u003c\/strong\u003e: paperback\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSection\u003c\/strong\u003e: Literature of the Middle Ages\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e'She sees, coming up a second time,\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eEarth from the ocean, eternally green;\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ethe waterfalls plunge, an eagle soars above them,\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eover the mountain hunting fish.'\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAfter the terrible conflagration of Ragnarok, the earth rises serenely again from the ocean, and life is renewed. \u003cem\u003eThe Poetic Edda\u003c\/em\u003e begins with \u003cem\u003eThe Seeress's Prophecy\u003c\/em\u003e 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 \u003cem\u003eThe Lay of Svipdag\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eThe Waking of Angantyr\u003c\/em\u003e, in which a girl faces down her dead father to retrieve his sword.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Lit-Middle-Ages","offers":[{"title":"New","offer_id":42967765123296,"sku":"Books:9780199675340n","price":16.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0628\/5911\/6768\/files\/61pfCtXF_AL._SY522.jpg?v=1766254801","url":"https:\/\/theswordandshovel.com\/products\/the-poetic-edda","provider":"Sword \u0026 Shovel (403)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}