Reading list for essay question on the legend of the Vǫlsungar and its sources
Old Norse Literature
Essay Question: What are the major differences between the telling of the legend of the Vǫlsungar in eddic poetry and that in Vǫlsunga saga?
Anonymous contributor
Private Collection
World-Tree Project
2016
Anonymous
CC BY NC
docx
English
Text
http://www.worldtreeproject.org/document/2537
Old Norse
Moirai Ensemble (website)
Performance
The website of Moirai, an ensemble founded in Reykjavik in 2015, which specializes in the music of the Early and High Middle Ages, and "focuses on the female figures in the Edda songs. The story of the cursed Rhinegold is told mostly from the perspective of Guðrun, Brynhild and other strong and powerful women." It is made up of Hanna Marti and Mara Winter. There are several clips on their website. For more information, see http://www.hannamarti.com/moirai-en
Hanna Marti
http://www.hannamarti.com/moirai-en
Hanna Marti
27 August 16
Admin
(c) Hanna Marti
http://www.hannamarti.com/moirai-en
website
English
Hyperlink
http://www.hannamarti.com/moirai-en
Modern
Iceland
Audio: Hanna Marti and Mara Winter Performing the Eddic Poem 'Helreið Brynhildar'
Performance - Old Norse Poetry
A performance of the Eddic Poem 'Helreið Brynhildar' (Brynhild's Ride to Hel) by t<span>he ensemble Moirai (Hanna Marti vocals, and Mara Winter, flute and vocals). Moirai, founded in Reykjavik in 2015, </span><span>specializes in the music of the Early and High Middle Ages, and "</span><span>focuses on the female figures in the Edda songs. The story of the cursed Rhinegold is told mostly from the perspective of Guðrun, Brynhild and other strong and powerful women." </span><span>For more information, see </span><a href="http://www.hannamarti.com/moirai-en">http://www.hannamarti.com/moirai-en</a>
Hanna Marti (vocals) and Mara Winter (vocals and flute)
Author
The World-Tree Project
2016
Hanna Marti
(c) Hanna Marti and Mara Winter
<a href="http://www.hannamarti.com/moirai-en">http://www.hannamarti.com/moirai-en</a>
MP3
Old Norse
Audio
Modern
Audio: Extract of a Performance of 'Grípisspá' (Grípir's Prophecy) by Hanna Marti and Mara Winter
Performance - Old Norse Poetry
<span>Short clip of a performance of 'Grípisspá' (Grípir's Prophecy) by the ensemble Moirai (Hanna Marti vocals, and Mara Winter, flute and vocals). Moirai, founded in Reykjavik in 2015, </span><span>specializes in the music of the Early and High Middle Ages, and "</span><span>focuses on the female figures in the Edda songs. The story of the cursed Rhinegold is told mostly from the perspective of Guðrun, Brynhild and other strong and powerful women." </span><span>For more information, and to listen to a longer clip, see </span><a href="http://www.hannamarti.com/moirai-en">http://www.hannamarti.com/moirai-en</a>
Hanna Marti and Mara Winter
Author
The World-Tree Project
2016
Hanna Marti
(c) Hanna Marti and Mara Winter
<a href="http://www.hannamarti.com/">http://www.hannamarti.com/moirai-en</a>
MP3
Old Norse
Audio
Modern
Iceland
Handout: Introduction to Heroic Poetry
Educational Resource
An introduction to Germanic heroic poetry.
Helen F. Leslie-Jacobsen
Helen F. Leslie-Jacobsen
Helen F. Leslie-Jacobsen
19/08/2014
Helen F. Leslie-Jacobsen
Helen F. Leslie-Jacobsen
pdf
English
Text
http://www.worldtreeproject.org/document/2664
Medieval, Viking Age
Translation of Hamðismál by Josefina Troncoso
Translations
A translation of Hamðismál by Josefina Troncoso (@kriemhildsrache on Twitter), a 3rd year English student at Durham University. Hamðismál is a heroic poem from the Poetic Edda that finishes the cycle about Guðrun and Sigurðr.
Josefina Troncoso
Josefina Troncoso
Josefina Troncoso
05/10/2016
Josefina Troncoso
Josefina Troncoso
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ham%C3%B0ism%C3%A1l
pdf
English
Text
http://www.worldtreeproject.org/document/2402
Viking Age, Medieval, Vikingatida, Vikingtiden, Middelalder