- Skáldskaparmál
The second part of
Snorri Sturluson 's "Prose Edda " the "Skáldskaparmál" or "language of poetry" (c. 50,000 words) is effectively a dialogue between the Norse god of the sea,Ægir andBragi , the god of poetry, in which bothNorse mythology and discourse on the nature of poetry are intertwined. The origin of a number of "kenning s" are given andBragi then delivers a systematic list of "kennings" for various people, places and things. Bragi then goes on to discuss poetic language in some detail, in particular "heiti ", the concept of poetical words which are non-periphrastic e.g. steed for horse, and again systematises these. This in a way forms an early form of poetic thesaurus.External links
* [http://www.heimskringla.no/original/snorre/index.php Snorri Sturluson's Prose Edda in the original language]
* [http://www.cybersamurai.net/Mythology/nordic_gods/LegendsSagas/Edda/ProseEdda/ContentsEnglish.htm#skaldse CyberSamurai Encyclopedia of Norse Mythology: Prose Edda - Skáldskaparmál (English)]
* [http://www.cybersamurai.net/Mythology/nordic_gods/LegendsSagas/Edda/ProseEdda/ContentsIcelandic.htm#skaldse CyberSamurai Encyclopedia of Norse Mythology: Prose Edda - Skáldskaparmál (Old Norse)]
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