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Skírnismál
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Skírnismál is one of the poems of the Poetic Edda. It is preserved in the 13th-century manuscripts Codex Regius and AM 748 I 4to but may have been originally composed in the early 10th century. Many scholars believe that the poem was acted out, perhaps in a sort of hiéros gamos.
"The Lovesickness of Frey" (1908) by W.G. Collingwood.
"The Lovesickness of Frey" (1908) by W.G. Collingwood.
AM 748 I 4to, one of the two manuscripts to preserve Skírnismál, has notes on the margin indicating the speaker of each verse. Some scholars consider
AM 748 I 4to, one of the two manuscripts to preserve Skírnismál, has notes on the margin indicating the speaker of each verse. Some scholars consider this a clue that the poem might have been performed as ritual drama.
Skírnir
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In Norse mythology, Skírnir is the god Freyr's messenger and vassal. He appears in both the Poetic and Prose Eddas.
An illustration from Fredrik Sander's 1893 Swedish edition of the Poetic Edda
An illustration from Fredrik Sander's 1893 Swedish edition of the Poetic Edda