The Poetic Edda

The "Elder Edda", "Poetic Edda" or "Saemundar Edda" was a collection of old norse poems. The name "Saemundr Edda" is wrong, 'couse now we know that Saemundr wasn't the autor, maybe it hadn't one single autor.
The poems were written around 1270 or 1240 (meanin' that they are younger than the Prose Edda).
The name Elder Edda isn't that wrong, 'couse the basis of the poems is older than that of the Prose Edda.

ENGLISH - OLD NORSE

ENGLISH

Translated by
Henry Adams Bellows

Contents:
Lays of the Gods

Völuspá - The Wise-Woman's Prophecy Extended version!
Hávamál - The Ballad of the High One
- Runatalsthattr Odins - Odin's Rune-song
- Ljothatal - List of Charms
VafÞruðnismál - The Ballad of Vafthruthnir
Grímnismál - The Ballad of Grimnir
Skírnismál - The Ballad of Skirnir Extended version!
Hárbarðsljóð - The Poem of Harbarth
Hymiskviða - The Lay of Hymir
Lokasenna - Loki's Wrangling
þrymskviða - The Lay of Thrym
Alvíssmál - The Ballad of Alvis Extended version!
Baldrs Draumar (Vegtamskviða) - Baldr's Dreams ("The Lay of Vegtam) Extended version!
Rígsþula - The Song of Rig Extended version!
Hyndluljóð - The Poem of Hyndla
- Fragment of the Short Völuspá
Svipdagsmál - The Ballad of Svipdag
- Grógaldr - Groa's Spell
- Fjölsvinnsmál - The Lay of Fjolswith

Lays of the Heroes

Völundarkviða - The Lay of Völund
Helgaviða Hjörvarðssonar - The Lay of Helgi the Son of Hjorvarth
Helgaviða Hundingsbana I - The First Lay of Helgi Hundingsbane
Helgaviða Hundingsbana II - The Second Lay of Helgi Hundingsbane
Frá Dauða Sinfjötla - Of Sinfjotli's Death
Gripisspo - Gripir's Prophecy
Reginsmál - The Ballad of Regin
Fáfnismál - The Ballad of Fafnir
Sigrdrifumál - The Ballad of The Victory-Bringer
Brot Af Siguðarkviða - Fragment of a Sigurth Lay
Guðrúnarkviða In Fyrsta - The First Lay of Guthrun
Sigurðarkviða In Skamma - The Short Lay of Sigurth
Helreið Brynhildar - Brynhild's Hell-Ride
Dráp Niflunga - The Slaying of The Niflungs
Guðrúnarkviða In Forna - The Second, or Old, Lay of Guthrun
Guðrúnarkviða In Þriðja - The Third Lay of Guthrun
Oddrúnargrátr (Oddrúnarkviða) - The Lament of Oddrun ("The Lay of Oddrun")
Atlakviða - The Lay of Atli
Atlamál In Grœnlenzku - The Greenland Ballad of Atli
Guðrunarhvöt - Guthrun's Inciting
Hamðismál - The Ballad of Hamther

The following poems were translations by William Reaves, that most other translations do not have included.

Hrafnagaldr Óðins - Odin's Raven's Songs
Solarijóð - The Song of the Sun
Fragments of the Lays of Sigurd and Brynhild
SigurÞarkviða Fafnisbana Önnur - The Second Lay of Sigurd Fafnicide
SigurÞarkviða Fafnisbana Þriðja - The Third Lay of Sigurd Fafnicide
Gunnars Slagr - Gunnar's Melody
Gróttasöngr - The Lay of Grótti (or Mill-Song)

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