This is a short video to introduce MOIRAI's latest concert project on the Old Norse poetic Edda. More information can be found here: http://www.hannamarti.com/moirai-en
This popular website, run by writer Dan McCoy, intends to provide "reliable, well-documented information on the fascinating mythology and religion of the Norse/Germanic peoples." It has a section on learning Old Norse.
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
Recordings of Old Norse texts by Óskar Guðlaugsson (hyperlinks)
Subject
Old Norse recitation
Description
Recordings of the following can be accessed on this page: Vellekla Ragnarsdrápa Krákumál Egill Skallagrímsson Other texts are read as part of the lessons. Access here
Old Norse Online from the University of Texas at Austin (Hyperlink)
Subject
Old Norse Language
Description
A comprehensive Old Norse online course from the University of Texas at Austin, produced by Todd B. Krause and Jonathan Slocum. It is divided into lessons, and covers the main points of Old Norse grammar, as well as reading practice. Access at https://lrc.la.utexas.edu/eieol/norol/0
Carbost (Gaelic: Càrrabost) at Loch Harport is the home of the Talisker distillery, but more importantly is a Norse place name on the Isle of Skye. The name is thought to mean Brushwood Farm or Copse Farm from ON kjarr 'copse, brushwood, fen or marsh' and bólstaðr 'farm'.
]]>https://www.worldtreeproject.org/document/2328Short 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, 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." For more information, and to listen to a longer clip, see http://www.hannamarti.com/moirai-en]]>2016-11-23T09:53:59-08:00
Title
Audio: Extract of a Performance of 'Grípisspá' (Grípir's Prophecy) by Hanna Marti and Mara Winter
Subject
Performance - Old Norse Poetry
Description
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, 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." For more information, and to listen to a longer clip, see http://www.hannamarti.com/moirai-en
Creator
Hanna Marti and Mara Winter
Source
Author
Publisher
The World-Tree Project
Date
2016
Contributor
Hanna Marti
Rights
(c) Hanna Marti and Mara Winter
Format
MP3
Language
Old Norse
Type
Audio
Coverage
Modern
Iceland
]]>https://www.worldtreeproject.org/document/2326he ensemble Moirai (Hanna Marti vocals, and Mara Winter, flute and vocals). Moirai, founded in Reykjavik in 2015, 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." For more information, see http://www.hannamarti.com/moirai-en]]>2016-11-23T09:53:59-08:00
Title
Audio: Hanna Marti and Mara Winter Performing the Eddic Poem 'Helreið Brynhildar'
Subject
Performance - Old Norse Poetry
Description
A performance of the Eddic Poem 'Helreið Brynhildar' (Brynhild's Ride to Hel) by the ensemble Moirai (Hanna Marti vocals, and Mara Winter, flute and vocals). Moirai, founded in Reykjavik in 2015, 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." For more information, see http://www.hannamarti.com/moirai-en
Creator
Hanna Marti (vocals) and Mara Winter (vocals and flute)
Source
Author
Publisher
The World-Tree Project
Date
2016
Contributor
Hanna Marti
Rights
(c) Hanna Marti and Mara Winter
Format
MP3
Language
Old Norse
Type
Audio
Coverage
Modern
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]]>An edition and translation of the Eddic poem Þrymskviða ('The Thunderclap Ballad'), detailing the theft and recovery of Thor's hammer, ed. and trans. Richard North. The edition and translation is excerpted from The Longman Anthology of Old English, Old Icelandic, and Anglo-Norman Literatures, Edited by Richard North, Joe Allard, Patricia Gillies (2010). Reproduced with permission of the author.]]>2016-11-23T03:29:56-08:00
Title
Edition and Translation: Þrymskviða ('The Thunderclap Ballad'), ed. and trans. Richard North
Subject
Old Norse Poetry
Description
An edition and translation of the Eddic poem Þrymskviða ('The Thunderclap Ballad'), detailing the theft and recovery of Thor's hammer, ed. and trans. Richard North. The edition and translation is excerpted from The Longman Anthology of Old English, Old Icelandic, and Anglo-Norman Literatures, Edited by Richard North, Joe Allard, Patricia Gillies (2010). Reproduced with permission of the author.