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MOIRAI - Blood treasure, woven fates - Trailer
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
Handout: The Two Main Manuscripts of the Poetic Edda
A handout about the two main manuscripts that provide the texts of the Poetic Edda.
Exercise: The Young Sigurd
Exercises to prepare for a seminar on Sigurd
Powerpoint: The Young Sigurd
Presentation about Sigurd the Dragonslayer and the sources for his deeds.
Exercise: Comparative Questions about the Quarrel of Queens and the Death of Sigurd
An exercise with questions about the quarrel of queens and the death of Sigurd.
Reading list for essay question on Eddic poetry and Odinic wisdom dialogue
Essay Title: ‘There is ample evidence in the eddic corpus of a distinct genre of Odinic wisdom dialogue. The poems belonging to this genre are uniform in their themes and formulaic in their execution.’ Discuss.
Translation of Völundarkviða into Spanish by Josefina Troncoso
A translation into Spanish of the Old Norse poem Völundarkviða from the Poetic Edda by Josefina Troncoso (@kriemhildsrache on Twitter), a 3rd year English student at Durham University. This is one of the mythological poems, and is related to the…
Translation of Völundarkviða by Josefina Troncoso
A translation of the Old Norse poem Völundarkviða from the Poetic Edda by Josefina Troncoso (@kriemhildsrache on Twitter), a 3rd year English student at Durham University. This is one of the mythological poems, and is related to the tale of…
Translation of Hamðismál by Josefina Troncoso
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.
Frieze: Frigg
Frigg' is a frieze by Dagfin Werenskiold that is displayed outside Oslo City Hall together with eleven other friezes of his. The friezes are made of pine deck timber, impregnated with linseed oil, and then painted and gilded with gold or silver. The…
Frieze: The Death of Balder
The Death of Balder' is a frieze by Dagfin Werenskiold that is displayed outside Oslo City Hall together with eleven other friezes of his. The friezes are made of pine deck timber, impregnated with linseed oil, and then painted and gilded with gold…
Frieze: Nidhogg
Nidhogg' is a frieze by Dagfin Werenskiold that is displayed outside Oslo City Hall together with eleven other friezes of his. The friezes are made of pine deck timber, impregnated with linseed oil, and then painted and gilded with gold or silver.…
Tags: Art, City Hall, Friezes, Modern, Nidhogg, Norge, Norse Mythology, Norway, Oslo, Poetic Edda, Radhus, Reception, Wood, Yggdrasill
Frieze: Freyr and Gerd Meet
Freyr and Gerd meet' is a frieze by Dagfin Werenskiold that is displayed outside Oslo City Hall together with eleven other friezes of his. The friezes are made of pine deck timber, impregnated with linseed oil, and then painted and gilded with gold…
Frieze: The Norns pour Water on Yggdrasill
The Norns pour water on Yggdrasill' is a frieze by Dagfin Werenskiold that is displayed outside Oslo City Hall together with eleven other friezes of his. The friezes are made of pine deck timber, impregnated with linseed oil, and then painted and…
Tags: Art, City Hall, Friezes, Modern, Norge, Norns, Norse Mythology, Norway, Oslo, Poetic Edda, Radhus, Reception, Wood, Yggdrasill
Frieze: Freyr and Skirnir
Freyr and Skirnir' is a frieze by Dagfin Werenskiold that is displayed outside Oslo City Hall together with eleven other friezes of his. The friezes are made of pine deck timber, impregnated with linseed oil, and then painted and gilded with gold or…
Frieze: Thor in his Chariot
Thor in his chariot' is a frieze by Dagfin Werenskiold that is displayed outside Oslo City Hall together with eleven other friezes of his. The friezes are made of pine deck timber, impregnated with linseed oil, and then painted and gilded with gold…
Tags: Art, City Hall, Friezes, Mjollnir, Modern, Norge, Norse Mythology, Norway, Oslo, Poetic Edda, Radhus, Reception, Tanngnjost, Tanngrisne, Tanngrisnir, Thor, Wood, Þórr
Frieze: Ask
Ask' is a frieze by Dagfin Werenskiold that is displayed outside Oslo City Hall together with eleven other friezes of his. The friezes are made of pine deck timber, impregnated with linseed oil, and then painted and gilded with gold or silver. The…
Frieze: Embla
Embla' is a frieze by Dagfin Werenskiold that is displayed outside Oslo City Hall together with eleven other friezes of his. The friezes are made of pine deck timber, impregnated with linseed oil, and then painted and gilded with gold or silver. The…
Frieze: Odin on Sleipnir
Odin on Sleipnir' is a frieze by Dagfin Werenskiold that is displayed outside Oslo City Hall together with eleven other friezes of his. The friezes are made of pine deck timber, impregnated with linseed oil, and then painted and gilded with gold or…
Frieze: Vidar defeats the Wolf Fenrir
Vidar defeats the wolf Fenrir' is a frieze by Dagfin Werenskiold that is displayed outside Oslo City Hall together with eleven other friezes of his. The friezes are made of pine deck timber, impregnated with linseed oil, and then painted and gilded…