Rígsþula
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Rígsþula or Rígsmál is an Eddic poem, preserved in the Codex Wormianus, in which a Norse god named Ríg or Rígr, described as "old, wise, mighty and strong", fathers the social classes of mankind. The
"Rig in Great-grandfather's Cottage" (1908) by W. G. Collingwood
"Heimdall in Rig's shape" by Carl Larsson
"The Crow warns Konr" (1908) by W. G. Collingwood
Poetic Edda
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The Poetic Edda is the modern name for an untitled collection of Old Norse anonymous narrative poems in alliterative verse. It is distinct from the closely related Prose Edda, although both works are
The title page of Olive Bray's English translation of Codex Regius entitled Poetic Edda depicting the tree Yggdrasil and a number of its inhabitants (1908) by W. G. Collingwood
The cover of Lee M. Hollander's Poetic Edda